Bed To Chair Transfer Equipment. With a little help from a standing aid standing becomes much easier. Transfer from wheelchair to chair 5. If the gap is shorter such as between a chair and a toilet seat or bed a smaller transfer board should be enough.
Types of hospital transfers include bed to stretcher bed to wheelchair wheelchair to chair and wheelchair to toilet and vice versa. A bed to chair transfer can be achieved with many different types of equipment.
Each is designed to handle specific patient type.
Safety if two assist is needed one can handle legs the other can handle trunk gather necessary equipment priorto sitting up gait belt non slip socks walker etc lower bed once pt is sitting so that pt s feet contact floor keep 1 hand on the pt once in sitting. Standing aids provide support during the sit to stand transfer. Transferring out of bed to a standing position 4. For transfers across a larger gap such as between a wheelchair and a car seat a long transfer board may be needed.
