Electronically Operated Automatic Patients Transfer System:

Current Issues:

In context of today’s hospitals, being overburdened and staff over engaged, it is also a known fact that when Patients land up in ER, to transfer a patient from Ambulance, to ER Bed, to ICU bed, to OT Table, to Cath. Lab table and vice versa, process requires 4 to 5 persons to shift the patient. Not only multiple staff members are needed but patients also has to undergo a traumatic transfer process. Many a times, it is also noticed that the patient required additional medical support and interventions because of adversity happened during cumbersome patients shifting process. In some of the clinical studies, it has been reported that even staff develops problems like Muscle pull, Backache and other musculoskeletal disorders while shifting patients.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a serious problem among hospital personnel, and in particular the nursing staff. Back injuries and shoulder strains, both of which can be severely debilitating.

During the past few decades the numbers of ICUs and beds has increased significantly, but so too has the demand for intensive care. Currently large, and increasing, numbers of critically ill patients require transfer between critical care units. Inter-unit transfer poses significant risks to critically ill patients, particularly those requiring multiple organ support.

It is generally accepted that critically ill patients should be transferred by specialized retrieval teams, but the composition, training and assessment of these teams is still a matter of debate. Since it is likely that the numbers and complexity of these transfers will increase in the near future, appropriate trainings and Advanced Transfer Trolleys/Machines should be considered.

Risks related to the patient:

• Patients cannot be lifted like loads; so safe lifting “rules” do not always applying.
• Patients cannot be held close to the body
• Patients have no handles
• It is not possible to predict what will happen while handling a patient
• Patients are bulky.

Risks related to the environment:

• Slip, trip and fall hazards
• Uneven work surfaces
• Space limitations (small rooms, lots of equipment)

Other risks:

• No assistance available
• Inadequate equipment
• Inadequate footwear and clothing
• Lack of knowledge or training

Use of Electronically Operated Automatic Patients Transfer System :

It is mainly used to solve the Transfer problem of patients between operating tables and wards bed.

The original mechanism of the vehicle allows the hospital staff to easily move the patient on the operating table or bed without efforts of medical personnel. Reducing the risk of second injury to patients and lower the pressure on nursing & caring medical staff.

The equipment is useful for all categories of patients, especially:

1. Critical Urological Surgeries.
2. Injuries of the Head and Spine
3. Complicated operations in Neuro Surgery Depts.
4. Orthopaedic Surgeries.
5. CTVS Surgeries.
6. In OTs, to transfer to Stretchers from OT table.
7. In wards to transfer to Beds from Stretchers.
Transfer System Application Video