Ergonomics &
Handle With Care

The Handle with Care® campaign developed by the ANA seeks to mount a profession-wide effort to prevent back and other musculoskeletal injuries through greater education and training, and increased use of assistive equipment and patient-handling devices.


ANA Web Site

The ANA web site is a resource for Safe Patient Handling information and upcoming events. Click on the link below to learn more.

 

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Ergonomic Patient

 

Management Program


Reduce your facility’s exposure to costly staff and resident/patient injuries

The VANCARE Ergonomic Patient Management Program can be your best defense against such skyrocketing costs as worker’s compensation claims, liability insurance premiums, and lost work days. By using VANCARE lifts, the quality of care at your facility will be dramatically improved, resulting in fewer injuries such as skin tears, abrasions, bruises and stress fractures among your residents.

This comprehensive program includes:
1. A thorough analysis to determine the number of VANCARE lifts needed to make your facility manual lift-free;

2. Complete staff training at your facility to ensure the proper use and maintenance of your new VANCARE lifts;

3. Guidelines for establishing new lifting policies you can adapt to your facility;

4. Techniques for effectively monitoring your new lifting policies that will help you achieve maximum safety and related cost savings for your facility.

A representative of our nationwide network of authorized distributors will be happy to answer your questions, provide follow-up in-service instruction, and give prompt service.

VANCARE lifts are MET/NRTL listed in accordance with UL-544 Third Edition.

 


9th Annual Safe Patient Handling Conference

Vancare presented its impressive product line at the 9th Annual Safe Patient and Movement conference. The conference provided participants with cutting edge research, best practices, and lessons learned in safe patient handling. Vancare attends the conference and exhibits every year.


The workshops expose the many Vancare representatives to the latest best practices, which in turn allow them to provide the best consultation to their local clients. This year Vancare products were used in various seminars as well. The VanTurn drew crowds outside with its impressive car extraction techniques.

 

 

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