Hoyer Lift
A Hoyer lift is a device that was designed with a specific purpose in mind. It was created to solve a problem that had troubled many people for years. A Hoyer lift is a contraption that helps patients that need to be transferred from there bed to a chair. Whether a person is currently in the hospital, on home health care, or possibly in a nursing home this device can help them to get around. In typical patient that would use a Hoyer lift is someone that has very limited mobility or is not able to be moved with the help of others due to a higher than normal amount of weight.
The Hoyer lift allows one health care worker to move a patient by themselves. It works with the help of hydraulic power. To use it a healthcare worker would put a very strong piece of fabric underneath the patient. The material that is typically used with this is a type of nylon that is very strong. This material is then attached to the Hoyer lift using chains and then with the help of the hydraulic power the patient is able to be lifted and moved.
Before the invention of the Hoyer lift is was sometimes very difficult and dangerous for healthcare workers to move heavy patients or patients with limited mobility. In many cases it caused accidents where either the patient or the healthcare worker was injured during the movement. So this invention has helped to reform the movement of patients and make it safer for all involved. The Hoyer lift has been a lifesaver.
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