Patient Transfer Sheet with Absorbent PAD | Patient Lifting Equipment | Medical Bed for Home Patients

What is a Patient Transfer Sheet? In short, patient transfer sheets make it easier to move and readjust patients’ into new positions. They eliminate the need to lift patients during transfers, making it safer and easier for both patient and caregiver. However, there are different types of patient transfer sheets. How to Use a Sheet to Transfer a Patient. Now that you know what a patient transfer sheet is, you are probably wondering how to use a sheet to transfer a patient. Here are step-by-step instructions explaining how to use a patient transfer slide sheet to reposition a patient in bed. Ensure the patient is lying on his or her back in the middle of the bed. Lift one of the patient’s legs so that his/her knee is in the air, and his/her foot is resting flat on the bed. Next, the caretaker standing on the opposite side of the raised leg should grab the hip and shoulder and roll the patient on his/her side, rolling the patient toward him/her. The caretaker on the other side of the bed should then lay the two layers of patient transfer sheets along the length of the patient, slightly tucking one end of the sheet under his/her back. The caretaker holding the patient on his/her side can then roll the patient back onto his/her back. Lift the other leg roll the patient on his/her other side in the same way as you did in step four. The caretaker on the other side of the bed can then pulls the rest of the sheet under the patient so that the patient is lying in the middle of the top sheet. You can then slide the patient around using the edges of the top sheet, or handles if the sheet is equipped with them. The top sheet easily slides against the bottom one, making it easy to move the patient around.