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Benefits of Power Drive Technology for Transport Staff
By Betsy Mikalacki
THE PROBLEM
Patients are arriving at U.S. hospitals more acutely ill and larger than ever. Transport staff are often required to move these patients quickly based on their condition, closely scheduled diagnostic tests, or to make more room for other incoming patients.
When time is of the essence, it is easy for staff to cut corners and manually adjust and move patients without waiting for lift-team assistance or by using poor body mechanics. The pressure to perform patient transfer in a timely basis is real. However, improperly performed patient transfers can lead to very costly patient falls or staff injuries. In addition patient transfers take precious time.
SOLUTION: The Motorized Stretcher-Chair with both Power Positioning AND Power Drive.
TransMotion Medical’s elite line of mobile Stretcher-Chairs feature power positioning. This allows the units to convert from chair, to recliner, to procedural table/stretcher at the push of a button! Thus reducing the need for excessive and difficult patient transfers. In addition, TransMotion has placed Power Drive Technology on its TMM6 Power Drive Chair. Now transport staff can easily drive up to 500 lb. patients from department to department with just ONE finger! This is proving to work particularly well in sprawling facilities where patients must be transported long distances, or have an abundance of carpeting and ramps to negotiate. With the TMM6 Power Drive Chair, staff can reduce total transfers, eliminate manual positioning and push/pull force associated with patient handling. It also features a radiolucent back section, so no need to transfer the patient to an radiologic table for chest X-rays or C-arm diagnostics. An additional benefit, by reducing the number of transfers it can allow more time for patient care. One Patient, One Surface™ from Admission to Discharge.
Visit www.TransMotionMedical.com to learn more and read valuable information about how Motorized Stretcher-Chairs are the Future of Patient Transport and Treatment.
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