Module 1

Prevention and Emergency Procedures:

•Introduction to falls

•Controlling a fall

•Management of falls and the necessity for mechanical equipment

•Assessment of unconscious or seriously injured client

•Mechanical assistance for unconscious or seriously injured client

•The scoop stretcher

•Canvas stretchers with poles

•Cherry picker

•Conscious Clients - assessment and initial aid

Module 2

Getting Up from a Fall - assessment and methods:

•The up/down test for upper limbs

•The up/down test for lower limbs

•Mechanical lifting method from the lying position

•Talk through method from the lying position

"The M-Power Nursing - Falls"

MANUAL HANDLING TRAINING VIDEOS (1998)

Two Modules + Workbook.

This series provides instruction in the prevention of client falls, as well as emergency assistance for getting a client up after a fall.