Patient Transfer & Positioning Aids | Slide Sheets, Belts & Repositioning Wedges

Welcome to our essential range of Patient Transfer and Positioning Aids. This category features devices crucial for maintaining the safety and dignity of individuals with limited mobility, while protecting caregivers from strain. We provide tools for repositioning in bed (managing pressure points) and for transferring patients between surfaces (bed to chair, chair to toilet). From low-friction slide sheets and secure transfer belts to supportive positioning wedges, our aids facilitate controlled, comfortable movement and contribute to critical pressure ulcer prevention protocols.

Transfer Aids: Moving Patients Safely and Easily

These aids facilitate the dynamic movement of patients between different surfaces, minimizing lifting and shear friction:

• Slide Sheets and Tubulars: Essential for repositioning a patient higher up or across a bed and for turning a patient laterally (side-to-side). The ultra-low friction material allows one or two caregivers to gently guide the patient with minimal physical effort, reducing the risk of skin abrasion.

• Transfer Belts and Gait Belts: Provide the caregiver with a secure, firm grip point around the patient's waist, necessary when assisting with standing, sitting, and walking (gait training) transfers. The handles ensure leverage and control without grasping clothing.

• Lateral Transfer Boards: Used when moving a patient from one flat surface to another (e.g., bed to wheelchair, or wheelchair to car seat). The rigid board bridges the gap, allowing the patient to gently slide across with support.

Positioning Aids: Static Support for Pressure Relief

These items are used to maintain safe and therapeutic postures in bed or in a chair, crucial for preventing skin breakdown and managing swelling:

• 30-Degree Lateral Turning Wedges: Clinical aids used to stabilize a patient in the side-lying position, taking pressure off the vulnerable sacrum and coccyx area. This position is a cornerstone of effective pressure ulcer prevention.

• Heel Suspension and Elevation: Specialized cushions and boots designed to keep the heel—a high-risk area—completely suspended above the mattress surface, ensuring zero pressure and maintaining blood flow to the area.

• Post-Operative Alignment Aids: Includes abduction wedges used to maintain specific alignment of the hips or knees following surgery, preventing complications like joint dislocation.