Thought I'd get an opinion on this...................Chair lifts............. a useful tool or a pain in the arse!
Example of the 'Pain in the Arse'
Argument:
The patient is upstairs, she isn't a large lady but she isn't a frail waif either, she can't walk but she has chair lift........................ its broken.
Hmmm, the stairwell is tight anyway, never mind the tracks and the chair blocking access to the top. I'm working with Smiler* and in normal circumstances we could manage quite easily, however this time we have to call out a second crew to help us lift her over the offending piece of equipment.
Example of the 'Useful Tool'
Argument:
The patient is at the wrong end of the
BMI scale and having difficulty walking since she
dislocated her hip. The stair lift (working) helps us to transport her practically to the front door where we can easily transfer her without any back ache.
These are just 2 examples of my encounters with this piece of technology and no matter how many times they have been useful I always seem to think 'bollocks! Bloody stair lift!' when I walk into a house and see one.
Opinions anyone??
Example of the 'Pain in the Arse'Argument:
The patient is upstairs, she isn't a large lady but she isn't a frail waif either, she can't walk but she has chair lift........................ its broken. Hmmm, the stairwell is tight anyway, never mind the tracks and the chair blocking access to the top. I'm working with Smiler* and in normal circumstances we could manage quite easily, however this time we have to call out a second crew to help us lift her over the offending piece of equipment.
Example of the 'Useful Tool'Argument:
The patient is at the wrong end of the BMI scale and having difficulty walking since she dislocated her hip. The stair lift (working) helps us to transport her practically to the front door where we can easily transfer her without any back ache.
These are just 2 examples of my encounters with this piece of technology and no matter how many times they have been useful I always seem to think 'bollocks! Bloody stair lift!' when I walk into a house and see one.
Opinions anyone??