That’s what it boils down too, lifting and twisting. Eliminate these two actions and you eliminate injuries to patients in the transfer process. It is easy to eliminate lifting, just use a portable transfer plate to reduce 90% of the transfer load and to pivot that load. This makes transferring patients safe and easy experience for caregiver and patient.
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