In this presentation we explored rolling on the bed and objectively assessed three solution to ask how they compared in terms of return on investment.

1. ROLLING ON THE BED
Objective Assessment of 3 devices
Emma Small and Aideen Gallagher

2. 50CARE
WORKER
S
INJURED
DAILY

3. MAKING
CLINICAL
DECISIONS

4. GIMMICK

5. GEM

6. THE TASK
Rolling a
100kg person
in bed to
fit a hoist sling

7. Equipment Evaluation
Competence Objective
Assessment
Comparison Creativity
Gallagher, A. (2017)

8. COMPETENCE

9. OBJECTIVE AX

10. OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT
WHAT
REALLY
MATTERS?

11. All contextual
considerations
Objective
Measures
(From
today)

12. COMPARISION
Regular slide
sheet
In-situ slide
sheet
Mechanical
slide sheet

13. OUR RESULTS
Slide sheet In situ slide sheet Mechanical slide
sheet
Time for transfer 3 minutes 3 minutes 2 minutes
No of care workers 2 1 1
Deviations from
neutral
9 7 4
Number of steps 16 14 9
Cost of item $50 $360 $10,000
If task completed
10 times per day
30 mins 30 mins 20 mins
CW cost (NDIS) $40 $20 $14
Time for item to
pay for self
18 days
($360/$20 saved
per day)
384 days
($10,000/$26 saved
per day)

14. What other problems can we
solve with this device?
CREATIVITY

15. Equipment Evaluation
Competence Objective
Assessment
Comparison Creativity
Gallagher, A. (2017)

16. THANK YOU
emmasmall@riskmanaged.com.au
aideengallagher@riskmanaged.com.au
Lets aim for
#injuryfreequalitycare

17. CONNECTING WITH US
Our Amazon #1 Best Selling Book
THE MANUAL HANDLING
REVOLUTION:
How health professionals can
achieve creative solutions for
people with disabilities and their
care givers
FREE SAMPLE AT:
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18. CONNECTING WITH US
HANDLE WITH CARE
EMMA SMALL
How disability organisations
can avoid injuries, increase
surplus and become a
provider of choice
Due for publication late
2018

19. CONNECTING WITH US
STANDING HOIST STUDY WEBINAR
FREE ON OUR WEBSITE
http://riskmanaged.com.au/standing-
hoist-study/

20. REFERENCES
• Chhokar, R., Engst, C., Miller, A., Robinson, D., Tate, R.B., Yassi, A., (2005).
The three year economic benefits of a ceiling lift intervention aimed to
reduce healthcare worker injuries. Applied Ergonomics. 36, 223e229.
• Gallagher, A. (2017). The Manual handling Revolution. How health
professionals care achieve creative solutions for people with disabilities
and their care givers. Michael Hanrahan Publishing, Melbourne

21. MEDIA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Icons (competence, objective assessment, comparison and
creativity) – Copyright Risk Managed
• Care giver and Client – Istock owned by Risk Managed
• Occupational Therapist by Isle of Man
Governmenthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
• Gem – purchase by Risk Managed from icon finder