Healthcare services are being used by thousands of people across the globe today but what makes the non emergency transportation services unique and significant is the fact that the services are a boon for the vulnerable section of the society. One can define the NEMT as a service for individuals or senior citizen transportation, who are not quite in an emergency situation but do require help more than any regular mode of transport may offer. So the vehicles used for this service are unique and efficient to suit the needs of the patient and this is the most major aspect of these vehicles. A patient, therefore, in need of a wheelchair will be offered assistance throughout the journey.
How to Transfer Patients Safely Using a Wheelchair?
•Roll the patient on the bed to the same side as the wheelchair to get the patient in a seating position.
•Put one of your arms under the patient's shoulder and one behind the knee while bending your knees and swinging the patient's feet off the edge of the bed and using the momentum to help the patient into a sitting position would be the next move.
•Next, move the patient towards the edge of the bed and lower the bed so that the patient can touch the feet to the floor.
•Placing the patient's outside leg between your knees for support and bending your knees and keep your back straight is the next step for a safe wheelchair transfer.
•Whilst getting up from the bed, the patient also should use their hands to push off the bed.
•The next step would be to pivot towards the wheelchair, moving your feet so your back is aligned with your hips.
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•Lastly, lower the patient into the seat while bending your knees, once the patient's legs are touching the seat.
Once the patient is safely accommodated onto his wheelchair, non emergency transportation services can help with their safe transfer to the hospital and back home.
Sometimes there’s nobody with the patient, in such a scenario, drivers of such secure medical transport services are greatly helpful as they are professionally trained to handle such patients.
Tools and Tips for Safely Transporting Patients
1. Use of gait belts
Even if the patient is able to walk easily, he/ she must be made to use the gait belt for safety. These belts shall be used even if the patient is holding on to a walker since these belts will prevent them from falling down.
2. Nitrile gloves
Latex has been in use for a lot of purposes for many years. But nitrile gloves proved to be more affordable and as efficient as latex gloves. Nitrile is a synthetic product derived from latex and is known by the name NBR or acrylonitrile butadiene rubber. So a non emergency medical transportation services provider needs to make use of these gloves for the safety of the patients.
3. Thinking before making a move
Caregivers often pick a patient up, without determining what position the patient should end up in. This can not only lead to unnecessary pressure on the caregiver's lower back but can also make the patient suffer, negating the whole idea of the NEMT service.
4. Techniques matter
It doesn't matter whether the caregiver is small or huge in size, to lift a patient or help them get up; one needs practice, experience, and most necessarily, the techniques. With proper training and techniques, one can truly help the patient without hampering with his/ her posture. And, the staff of senior citizen transportation has been given enough training to make their transfer comfortable and safe.
Conclusion
The NEMT service is thus extremely essential today as the vulnerable population such as the senior citizens require these services on a large scale. It is due to the availability of such services only that today the aged and dependent population of the world feels independent.
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