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#1 Posted : 24 October 2008 10:46:00(UTC)
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Posted By Fornhelper Anyone know of a supplier in Scotland for emergency evac ski sheets - used for moving non ambulent clients downstairs? Tried googling but not much joy? Regards FH
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#2 Posted : 24 October 2008 10:55:00(UTC)
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Posted By jervis I have just typed in evac ski sheets lot of replys mainly hospitals but with contacts!
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#3 Posted : 24 October 2008 10:57:00(UTC)
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Posted By Sen Sar Hi Fornhelper Is there a particular reason the supplier has to be in Scotland? These are in Northampton, (I know Northampton is not anywhere near Scotland). http://www.hospitalaids.co.uk/ Sar
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#4 Posted : 24 October 2008 11:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Fornhelper Thanks for responses. Reason for a 'local supplier' is that we may also be looking for training to be included as part of any purchase, so the closer the supplier the more likelihood of training being provided at a reasonable cost (or free of charge if I can persuade them!!) Regards FH
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#5 Posted : 27 October 2008 12:14:00(UTC)
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Posted By Renny Thomson We use the skipads here in Fife Coucil. The supplier was Hospital Aids who provided some trainig in their use. However, the biggest MH risk were during the transfer of the patient/casualty to the skipad. Our SW Manual HAndling Team carried out a lot of work in developing techniques and have now commenced training care staff to safely transfer and evacuate.
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#6 Posted : 27 October 2008 15:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Fornhelper Thanks Renny I have been in contact with them as no joy with a supplier up here. They are sending out an 'intro pack' and have informed me that they are currently developing a training DVD for this type of equipment so should be able to carry out training 'in house'. Cheers FH
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#7 Posted : 27 October 2008 16:29:00(UTC)
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Posted By Renny Thomson The training on the use was straightforward. Just make sure you develop suitable techniques to get the people into the skipad. This is where we identified the highest risk.
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