The key to safe manual transfers of patients is to secure the patient, reduce the transfer load, and then tip, balance and pivot. When you master this simple methods using a small plate sized device called a secure lateral transfer plate (the Swivel) transferring is as easy as picking up a small bag of groceries.
Balance pivot is a collection of 12 transfer techniques designed to make transferring a fast, safe, easy routine.
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