Handicapped transfer board 220PSBK

sliding

The ResQslide Board is used to slide someone from a wheelchair to an evacuation device on the floor, such as the ResQmat, ResQpod or ResQme which can slide down stairs. If a patient is in an armchair, electric or manual wheelchair and they need to be taken out of the chair in an emergency, this could be a very difficult and possibly dangerous task for the patient and the Carers. The emergency maybe be due to a fire. In which case the lifts in the building cannot be used to evacuate. The only means of escape would be to use the stairs. Another emergency could be if a patient is having a fit or seizure and they may need CPR. The ResQslide Board is extremely strong and will bend when in use but not break. The outer surface may mark easily and a new board may look second hand when new. The advantages of using this material outweigh the disadvantages. Sometimes in an emergency there may not be enough time to use the Chair Strap, so we suggest staff try to use the ResQslide Board without the Chair Strap. The Chair Strap is designed to help keep the ResQslide Board in position and allow the Carers to pay more attention to sliding the patient.