This document discusses body mechanics and safe patient handling techniques. It outlines indications for moving patients such as those who are pre-operative, anemic, or elderly. It describes contraindications like critically ill, spinal injury or fracture patients. Guidelines are provided for manual lifting, including using strong muscles and keeping the back straight. Instructions are given for planning moves, supporting the patient, and avoiding twisting. Range of motion exercises and assessing the patient before moving them are also covered.

1. BODY MECHANICS
• Moving and lifting of the patients means
shift or transfer the patient from one
place to another place with use of
different types of devices.
For example- wheel chair, stretcher
When the patient not able to move or lift
one self

3. INDICATIONS (moving the patient
from bed to wheel chair and back)
• Pre-operative patients
• Anemic patients
• Old-age patients
• To shift the Gyneac patient
• For shifting the patient from ward to
investigation area.

4. CONTRA INDICATIONS
• Critically ill patients
• Spinal injury and fracture patients
• Caesarian patients
• Head injury patients
• Semi conscious, un conscious and coma
patients

5. MANUAL LIFTING
Principle of Manual Lifting
• Use the strongest muscle
• Keep your feet comfortably apart to keep the
body stable and balanced
• Keep your back straight, bend at your knees
• Grip with your whole hand
• Hold the person as close as possible towards
you
• Lower the casualty if you feel unbalanced,
change your position in stun lifting him again

6. General instructions in moving and
lifting of the patients
• Plan the movement of the patient ahead of the
time and be sure the path is clear
• Face the direction in which the movement will
be made to avoid twisting
• The areas to be supported are
Head, shoulder and chest
Hips
Thighs and ankles

7. Take the help of the worker and co-ordinate
the movements
 Unless contraindicated , encourage the
patient to use his abilities as much as possible
Observe the patient for orthostatic
hypotension
Always lock the wheels of the chair and
stretcher
Avoid jerking and twisting during the lift

10. INDICATIONS(moving of the patients
from bed to stretcher and back)
• Critically ill patients
• Post operative patients cardio vascular,
spinal injury and fracture patients
• Caesarian patients
• Head injury patients
• Semi conscious, un conscious and coma
patients

15. METHOD OF TRANSFERING THE
INJURED CASUALITY
• Manual lift
• Carry Chairs
• Stretchers

16. RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISE
ROM (Range of Motion)
• The complete extent of movement of which a
joint is normally capable.
ROM Exercise
• Exercises for maintaining and recovering range
of motion of joint
• Active
• Passive

18. ASSESSMENT OF CLIENT BEFORE MOVING AND POSITIONING
• Body alignment
• Physical ability
• Physician order
• Tube and connection
• Incision
• Disease order

19. PURPOSES :-
•To stimulate circulation
•To restore normal motion of joints
•To maintain muscle strength
•To restore co-ordination
•To provide comfort