“The correct technique for flipping a person on the side protects the caregiver’s back and reduces the force needed to rotate the person, which must be rotated no more than every 3 hours to prevent sores.
A good positioning pattern is to place the person on his or her back, then look to one side, back to back and finally to the other side, constantly repeating.
- If you have a person in bed at home.
- See how to organize all the necessary tasks to provide you with all the comfort you need.
? 1. Slide the person, lying face down, to the edge of the bed, placing his arms under his body. Start by dragging the upper body and then the legs to share the effort.
2. Extend the person’s arm so that it does not fall under the body when turning to one side and placing the other arm on the chest.
3. Cross the person’s legs by placing the leg on the same side of the hand on the upper chest.
4. With one hand on the person’s shoulder and the other on the hip, turn the person slowly and carefully. For this step, the caregiver should place his legs apart and one in front of the other, resting one knee in the bed.
5. Turn your shoulder slightly under your body and place a pillow on your back to prevent your back from falling into bed.
6. To make the person feel more comfortable, place a pillow between the legs, another under the arm and a small pillow under the leg that is in contact with the bed, above the ankle.
If the person can still get out of bed, they can also use the chair lift as a change of position, for example. Here’s how to lift a person bedridden step by step.
Whenever the caught person turns around, it is recommended to apply a moisturizer and massage the parts of the body that were in contact with the bed during the previous position. In other words, if the person is lying on the right side, massage the ankle, heel, shoulder, hip, knee on this side, facilitating circulation in these areas and avoiding injury.