CategoriesSlings and Lifts

Single Patient Use Slings Reduce Injuries

Single Patient Use Slings and Repositioning Sheets in Hospitals Repositioning sheets are specialized slings that are used to reposition patients in their beds. They are especially beneficial in hospital units that have total care patients (patients who are bed bound and are unable to turn themselves in bed and need full nursing assistance). Since the …

CategoriesSlings and Lifts

Single Patient Use Slings Improve Patient Care

Single Patient Use Slings and Repositioning Sheets in Hospitals Single-patient use (SPU) slings are disposable accessories used with patient lift systems in hospitals and nursing homes to lift, move, and transfer patients. These slings are designed for single patient use and are an essential tool in reducing the risk of cross-contamination and the transmission of …

Universal Disposable Highback Sling

The Universal Disposable Highback Sling is an easy to use patient-specific lifting sling that can be used on mobile or overhead patient lifts. The multipurpose sling design provides toileting access, adequate trunk support, as well as offering full head support.

The sling can be used for all sizes of patients with all sizes supporting 625 lbs (283 Kg).

Each sling has color coded binding around the outside of the sling for easy size identification. The sling also has an integrated head support for added comfort and stability. The Universal Disposable Sling is easy to use and provides a safe and comfortable way to lift and transfer patients.

Sling Sizes:

  • Small SPH-547050
  • Medium SPH-547060
  • Large SPH-547070
  • XL SPH-547080

(Note: Our Premium Universal Disposable Slings 547051-10 support up to 1000 lbs each.) Request a quote today!

CategoriesInfection Prevention,  Patient Handling

Makrite N95 Surgical Mask protects Nurses and Doctors

The Vital Importance of Using N95 Masks in the Battle Against Covid-19 and Where to Get Them For people on the front line in the healthcare battle against Covid-19 and this global pandemic, personal safety is a big concern. While most medical professionals love their job, the virus has brought a different level of fear …

CategoriesPatient Handling

CAL OSHA AB1136 – Cost effective compliance now

SPH Medical is helping hospitals all across California comply with the new Safe Patient Handling regulations that take effect October 1st, 2014.  Under the new regulations, the appropriate assistive solutions must be accessible and available for staff to use them when necessary.   “By offering hospitals a low cost entry point to stock par levels …

CategoriesPatient Handling

A Nurses Story About Safe Patient Handling

You went into nursing because you wanted to help people feel better and become healthy. You knew you’d need to take care of yourself to keep up with all the running around, standing, bending, stretching, lifting, and general patient care. You also knew that providing face-to-face, hands-on, eye-to-eye care was a calling of the soul, …

Categoriesair transfer systems

Lateral Transfers and The Risk of Positioning a Patient in Hospitals

You may think hospitals are safe workplaces, but they are actually among the most dangerous. In fact, a study by OSHA found that, at hospitals, 7 out of 100 full-time employees sustain an injury. Medical staff in hospitals must perform strenuous physical activity all day long. In both the ICU and OR, the medical team …

CategoriesPatient Handling

Safe Patient Handling in Perioperative Areas

While Stanford University researchers looked for data on epidurals for pregnant obese women, they found a stunning statistic. Seventy-one percent of all pregnant women get an epidural or other spinal anesthesia, an increase of 10 percent over a ten-year period. Recent advancements in technology allow the SPH Medical Air Transfer System and the Epidural Positioning …

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