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  1. Weight nurses required to lift?

    We use a company called Romedic to lower our injuries. They have been fantastic and i love the devices they have. We have sheets used to reposition patients that stay on the bed. And ceiling lifts to lift, roll, limb hold and other things. I thin...
  2. No lift policy

    There is another swedish company called Romedic i think it's romedic.com. There products a service are fantastic.
  3. Lifting and Handling Techniques

    We use romedic products from sliding sheets to ceiling lifts. They have been a fantastic company and back saver for sure. There are other companies too that we looked at. I'm sure you can find them on the web. I would never work at another facili...
  4. Back injuries in Nurses

    The answer is there, a no lift policy done correctly. We implemented one and no more back injuries from patient transfers. Google safe patient handling and all the data is right there. We have Romedic equipment and it is excellent. There are othe...
  5. Can I work in ICU despite back problems?

    People are right on the point of no lifting policies. I work at a hospital that has one and I do hardly any lifting at all and it is great. The problem is finding these facilities who truely have enough equipment and a real policy. Someone shoul...
  6. Lifting with family members

    We just explain to them it's hospital policy. If they question that we tell them the truth. That if they or the patient was hurt doing that transfer then the hospital will be liable. The company we bought our ceiling lifts from also provided us wi...
  7. Lifting patients

    We have two brands of ceiling lifts. We had 4 rooms with one brand and the rest of the hospital in the other. I don't want to talk bad about the brand we don't like. But the brand we did like is Romedic. They have really good training and customer...
  8. safe patient handling--ceiling lifts

    We looked at about 7 brands of lifts for about 6 months and ended up going with Romedic. They where kind of high priced compared to some. We went with them though because they where very helpful and knowledeable compared to the rest when it came to...
  9. Lift Teams in your Hospital?

    We hired a company called Romedic to install lifts on the ceiling. They provided us with a thing called a topsheet for turning. It has been nothing short of fantastic for us. We did not go with the lift team concept. However, we questioned the rep...