Product Details

The Patient Handling manikin was designed in direct response to the growing demand for a safe ‘volunteer’ to use in health and safety training within Hospital and Care settings. In many instances, workers need safe and sufficient training to make sure they can use lifting/transfer/evacuation equipment safely and that they continue to use effective moving and handling skills that help to prevent injury.

Musculoskeletal injury through incorrect lifting techniques is extremely common in healthcare industry workers across Canada. CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) gives advice on ergonomic safe patient handling and is a good source of information for how to train a more resilient workforce.

These manikins are also a great tool for colleges and universities offering health, nursing, or social care courses where the safe handling of people is a key component of the course. Using a manikin means you can learn through repetition as there is no risk to a ‘volunteer’.

Did you know that any business which has more than 50 employees working in a building, must prepare an emergency evacuation plan for, including for those who require special assistance? Ruth Lee manikins are often used in evacuation training – after all, a plan is good, but you need to make sure all staff are competent to complete that plan in a genuine emergency. Manikins are the ideal tool for this.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Ideal lifting and handling manikin.
Using manikins helps to maintain physical distancing guidelines and reduces person-to-person contact.Anatomically correct weight distribution gives the 'feel' of a real patient/client - adult size and 'real world' weight for realistic training.
Constructed with an elongated plastic spine which allows the manikin to sit upright in bed, a wheelchair or hoist - essentially acting as a ‘conscious’ patient would.
A strong webbing loop at the back allows easy handling and storage.
Soft body joints to eliminate the risk of pinch welts and bruising; common injuries when using plastic bodied manikins.
An immobilisation/extrication collar can be fitted around the neck of our adult manikins to promote proper casualty care.
Supplied with pyjamas which are easily washable for improved hygiene in hospital and care facilities.
Comes complete with soft boots are available as an additional product if damaged.
Now constructed in Polyester: conforms to BS EN ISO 6330), OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and ISO 17050-1 - the material is tough, safe to handle and very easy to clean.