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Hoyer lift is a far more common term for this device than any of the other ones already listed.
 
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A '''patient lift''' ('''patient hoist''', '''jack hoist''', '''hydraulic lift''') may be either a '''sling lift''' (or '''Hoyer Lift''', a brand name) or '''sit-to-stand lift'''. This is an assistive device that allows [[patient]]s in [[hospital]]s and [[nursing home]]s and those receiving [[home health care]] to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, using [[hydraulics|hydraulic power]]. Sling lifts are used for patients whose mobility is limited. They could be mobile (or floor) lifts or overhead lifts (suspended from ceiling-mounted or overhead tracks).<ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=mpKNG260hIgC&pg=PA225&lpg=PA225&dq=%22hoyer+lift%22 | title = Pocket Guide for the Home Care Aide | isbn = 978-0-8342-1161-2 | author1 = Gingerich | first1 = Barbara Stover | last2 = Ondeck | first2 = Deborah Anne | date = 1998-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=T_h5ixNOjEEC&pg=RA2-PA484&dq=%22hoyer+lift%22 | title = Delmar's fundamental and advanced nursing skills | isbn = 978-1-4018-1069-6 | author1 = Altman | first1 = Gaylene | date = 2003-07-29}}</ref>
[[File:Patientenlifter.JPG|thumb|A patient lift]]
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A '''patient lift''' ('''patient hoist''', '''jack hoist''', '''Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift''') may be either a '''sling lift''' or a '''sit-to-stand lift'''. This is an assistive device that allows [[patient]]s in [[hospital]]s and [[nursing home]]s and people receiving [[home health care]] to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power. Sling lifts are used for patients whose [[Limited mobility|mobility is limited]]. Sling lifts are mobile (or floor) lifts or overhead lifts (ceiling- or wall-mounted, or using overhead tracks).<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mpKNG260hIgC&q=%22hoyer+lift%22&pg=PA225 | title = Pocket Guide for the Home Care Aide | isbn = 978-0-8342-1161-2 | last1 = Gingerich | first1 = Barbara Stover | last2 = Ondeck | first2 = Deborah Anne | date = 1998-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url = https://archive.org/details/delmarsfundament00gayl | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/delmarsfundament00gayl/page/484 484] | quote = hoyer lift. | title = Delmar's fundamental and advanced nursing skills | publisher = Cengage Learning | isbn = 978-1-4018-1069-6 | last1 = Altman | first1 = Gaylene | date = 2003-07-29}}</ref>


The sling lift has several advantages. It allows heavy patients to be transferred while decreasing stress on caregivers while also reducing the number of nursing staff required to move patients. It also reduces the chance of orthopedic injury from lifting patients.<ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=6DgTKGcGOwsC&pg=PA621&dq=%22hoyer+lift%22 | title = Nurses' guide to clinical procedures | isbn = 978-0-7817-5379-1 | author1 = Smith-Temple | first1 = Jean | last2 = Johnson | first2 = Joyce Young | date = 2005-02-01}}</ref>
The sling lift has several advantages. It allows heavy patients to be transferred while decreasing stress on caregivers, while also reducing the number of nursing staff required to move patients. It also reduces the chance of orthopedic injury from lifting patients.<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6DgTKGcGOwsC&q=%22hoyer+lift%22&pg=PA621 | title = Nurses' guide to clinical procedures | isbn = 978-0-7817-5379-1 | last1 = Smith-Temple | first1 = Jean | last2 = Johnson | first2 = Joyce Young | date = 2005-02-01}}</ref>


Another kind of sling lift, which is called a ceiling lift, can be permanently installed on the ceiling of a room in order to save space.<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://archive.org/details/strokefamilynewg00stei | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/strokefamilynewg00stei/page/210 210] | quote = hoyer lift. | title = Stroke and the family: A new guide | publisher = Harvard University Press | isbn = 978-0-674-01513-5 | last1 = Stein | first1 = Joel | date = 2004-10-15}}</ref>
[[File:Hoyer lift front.JPG|alt=The metalwork of a Hoyer patient lift|thumb|A Hoyer lift]]


Another kind of sling lift, which is called a ceiling lift, can be permanently installed on the ceiling of a room in order to save space.<ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=cP5Wi0Idxa0C&pg=PA210&dq=%22hoyer+lift%22 | title = Stroke and the family: A new guide | isbn = 978-0-674-01513-5 | author1 = Stein | first1 = Joel | date = 2004-10-15}}</ref>
Mistakes using patient lifts may result in serious injury, and some injuries that have been caused by improper use or malfunction of sling lifts have led to civil lawsuits.<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7Kp-_MhPHPIC&q=hoyer+lift&pg=PA327 | title = Legal nurse consulting: Principles and practice | isbn = 978-0-8493-1418-6 | last1 = Iyer | first1 = Patricia W | last2 = Consultants | first2 = American Association of Legal Nurse | date = 2002-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title= Patient Lifts | journal= FDA | date= 2019-05-09 | url=https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/general-hospital-devices-and-supplies/patient-lifts}}</ref>


{{Further|topic=the patient lifting apparatus|Beltri}}
While patient lifts are often used by only one health care worker without assistance, most manufacturers require that two caregivers be present. However, the single caregiver approach makes the patient lift more usable in home care settings where there is often only one caregiver per patient. In either case, patient lifts require special care in their use, as any mistakes made may result in serious injury. Some injuries that have been caused by improper use or malfunction of Hoyer lifts have led to civil lawsuits.<ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=7Kp-_MhPHPIC&dq=%22hoyer+lift%22&pg=PA327&lpg=PA327&q=hoyer+lift | title = Legal nurse consulting: Principles and practice | isbn = 978-0-8493-1418-6 | author1 = Iyer | first1 = Patricia W | last2 = Consultants | first2 = American Association of Legal Nurse | date = 2002-11-26}}</ref><ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-173969561.html Hoyer lift: patient dropped.(Brief article) - Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession | HighBeam Research<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:08, 18 January 2024

A patient lift
The patient lift is inside a cabinet above the bed.
Ceiling lift

A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift. This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power. Sling lifts are used for patients whose mobility is limited. Sling lifts are mobile (or floor) lifts or overhead lifts (ceiling- or wall-mounted, or using overhead tracks).[1][2]

The sling lift has several advantages. It allows heavy patients to be transferred while decreasing stress on caregivers, while also reducing the number of nursing staff required to move patients. It also reduces the chance of orthopedic injury from lifting patients.[3]

Another kind of sling lift, which is called a ceiling lift, can be permanently installed on the ceiling of a room in order to save space.[4]

Mistakes using patient lifts may result in serious injury, and some injuries that have been caused by improper use or malfunction of sling lifts have led to civil lawsuits.[5][6]

Further information on the patient lifting apparatus: Beltri

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gingerich, Barbara Stover; Ondeck, Deborah Anne (1998-06-15). Pocket Guide for the Home Care Aide. ISBN 978-0-8342-1161-2.
  2. ^ Altman, Gaylene (2003-07-29). Delmar's fundamental and advanced nursing skills. Cengage Learning. p. 484. ISBN 978-1-4018-1069-6. hoyer lift.
  3. ^ Smith-Temple, Jean; Johnson, Joyce Young (2005-02-01). Nurses' guide to clinical procedures. ISBN 978-0-7817-5379-1.
  4. ^ Stein, Joel (2004-10-15). Stroke and the family: A new guide. Harvard University Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-674-01513-5. hoyer lift.
  5. ^ Iyer, Patricia W; Consultants, American Association of Legal Nurse (2002-11-26). Legal nurse consulting: Principles and practice. ISBN 978-0-8493-1418-6.
  6. ^ "Patient Lifts". FDA. 2019-05-09.
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