Joerns Healthcare Oxford In-situ Sling Operator's manual

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USER INSTRUCTION MANUAL
The In-Situ sling is designed for patients who have to remain in the sling for an
extended period, such as for bed making. It is suitable for the lifting of amputees,
but patients must be individually assessed for suitability by a qualied person.
Advice is available from our authorised dealers.
ENGLISH
Oxford®
In-situ Sling
OXFORD RECOMMENDS THE USE OF GENUINE OXFORD PARTS.
Oxford sling and lift products are designed to be compatible with one another. For country specic guidance on sling
use and compatibility, please refer to the sling label or contact your local market distributor or Joerns Healthcare.
For the safety of the patient and carer; before using a sling a full risk assessment must be conducted to ensure that the
correct sling choice, method of positioning in the sling and procedure for transfer has been determined for the patient.
Check sling and stitching before each use. Using bleached, torn, cut, frayed or broken slings is unsafe and could result
in serious injury or death to the patient.
Destroy and discard worn slings. Do not alter slings.
Never leave a patient unattended.
Additional slings are available to suit individual needs.
You are advised that you should always seek the advice of an authorised dealer before purchasing.
We will be pleased to advise you of your nearest authorised dealer.

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HOW TO FIT AN IN-SITU SLING
Using good manual handling techniques, roll the patient towards you so that you are positioned on their
side. To introduce the sling, ensure that the handles are on the outside of the sling and roll half of the sling
up under itself so that the patient is rolled onto their opposite side. The sling can be rolled out until it is at.
Tuck the rolled up side against the back of the patient’s body ensuring that the bottom of the sling is 2 - 3
inches above the knee joint.
Carefully roll the patient onto the sling far enough so that the sling can be fully unrolled and the patient laid
at and central on the sling. Pass each leg strap through the corresponding loop on the pommel according
to the illustration above.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE USE
 •DONOTuseaslingunlessitisrecommendedforusewiththelift.
 •ALWAYSchecktheslingissuitablefortheparticularpatientandisofthecorrectsize
andcapacity.
 •NEVERuseaslingwhichisfrayedordamaged.
 •ALWAYSfittheslingaccordingtotheinstructionsprovided(userinstructions).
 •ALWAYScheckthesafeworkingloadoftheliftissuitablefortheweightofthepatient.
RECUMBENT POSITION:
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Pommel attachment

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Move the lift into position above the patient. Attach the side suspenders (if used), keeping them away from
the patients face. Attach the shoulder straps and leg loops to the respective front and rear hooks on the
spreader bar, ensuring the same coloured loops are used on each side.
Raise the lift just enough to tension the straps and check to ensure they remain securely attached. The
patient can now be lifted to the required height.
NOTE:Itmaybenecessarytosupporttheheadwhilethepatientissuspended.
To remove the sling, carry out the tting procedure in reverse.
NOTE: ALWAYSpeeltheslingawayfromthepatienttoavoidskinfriction.
HOW TO FIT AN IN-SITU SLING
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IN-SITU SLING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
STANDARD BS EN ISO 10535
SAFE WORKING LOAD 500lbs / 227kg
SIZING
Each sling is marked with the following colour coded symbols, four of which will be crossed.
Your sling is the uncrossed size, i.e. in this example Small (Red).
WASHING INSTRUCTIONS
Each sling is marked with the following washing instructions:
DO NOT WASH WITH BLEACH
Bleach will damage material. Slings can suffer damage during washing and drying. To avoid damage during
laundering, please ensure any velcro parts are closed prior to washing. Check sling before each use.
Bleached, torn, cut, frayed or broken slings are unsafe and could result in serious injury or death to patient.
Destroy and discard worn slings. Do not alter slings. Machine wash warm. Cool tumble dry, air dry or dry at
very low temperature.
SMALL
(Red)
MEDIUM
(Yellow)
LARGE
(Green)
85ºC 185ºF
Joerns Healthcare Limited
Drakes Broughton Business Park, Worcester Road
Drakes Broughton, Pershore, Worcestershire
WR10 2AG United Kingdom
Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone]
[email protected] • www.joerns.co.uk
SMALL (RED) SL1091
MEDIUM (YELLOW) SL1092
LARGE (GREEN) SL1093
SIZE ORDER CODE