The patient must have the arms down and under the covers, and both security belts must be snapped on an pulled snugly.
Make sure all bed covers are on the mattress, not hanging on the sides over the edge of the mattress
Hold bottom handle with 2 hands and pull mattress across until it is perpendicular to the bed frame.
When pulling the mattress down the stairs, be prepared to run, since once the mattress starts sliding, it moves quite fast.
It is not uncomfortable nor scary for the patient, it is rather fun!
When pulling the mattress off the bed on to the ground, do it in one swift movement
Thanks goes to the Christian Science nurses training team, all the participating nurses, and the “guinea pigs”. Without whom this would not have been possible!
Position the mattress on the outer side of the stairwell to ensure it’s in the correct position to turn the corner at the landing
As you can see and hear!
These video demos were made during a rescue & evacuation work shop at Le Verger.
Want to buy an “EVATEX Rescue & Evacuation Sheet” ?
In German the “EVATEX Rescue & Evacuation Sheet” is called: “Rettungs- und Evakuierungstuch EVATEX” and the official web site is:
http://www.evatex.de/index.htm
Contact person at EVATEX is Nicole Erbert
Tel. nr. 00 49 2624 952 93 70
e-mail address is: info@alarm-einsatzplan.com
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