Introducing emergency lifting cushions – Manger ELK and Manger Camel.
Mangar Health is a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of inflatable moving and patient handling equipment.
In a nursing home or hospital, moving and handling patients can sometimes not only be distressing and undignified but can also increase the risk of injuries associated with hazardous manual lifting techniques.
The Mangar ELK and Camel are safe patient emergency lifting cushions designed to lift the frailest individual to a bariatric patient from the floor in a safe and dignified manner.
The Mangar ELK Lifting Cushion
The ELK is a compact, battery powered lifting cushion. If someone falls over they can shuffle on to the cushion, or be rolled on from the recovery position and assisted to sit upright. The ELK can then be inflated at the touch of a button with someone supporting the individual from behind to bring them to a raise seated position ready to stand. Once the lift is complete, the ELK can be deflated, folded up and stored away tidily.
The Mangar Camel Lifting Cushion
The Camel has been designed to lift a person from the floor with the help of one person while reducing the risk of injury to both the carer and the person who has fallen. The inbuilt backrest gives a reassuring chair-like quality and offers a fully supportive lift for a person weighing up to 320 kg.
The Camel lifting cushion is ideal for a home setting and is suitable for those not professionally medically trained in the role of carer such as a family member supporting a loved one with a health condition that increases their likelihood of falling.
This includes:
- People with neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Alzheimer’s and dementia and Huntington’s disease
- Individuals with physical disabilities such as limited mobility or amputees
- Anyone with complex needs – the Camel is ideal for lifting anyone who may move around during a lift.
- The elderly – 30% of adults over 65 will fall at least once a year. This rises to 50% in the over 80s.
- Plus Size or bariatric patients who face daily mobility challenges and will often find it difficult to get back on their feet when they fall – even though they are uninjured.
Customer Testimonials:
“Using the Mangar lifting cushions means our residents can be raised to their feet with minimal fuss. They are comfortable, dignified and don’t feel as though they are causing a scene and upsetting fellow residents. This means anxiety levels are kept to a minimum, which is vital for anyone with dementia.” – Delroy Bonnitto, Perry Tree Centre, Residential Home Care, UK
“My ELK has got me out of a horrific situation, I am 87, my wife 84 and very unstable and with onset Alzheimers. Lying on the cold bathroom floor, I managed to single-handedly get her up with my ELK!” – Peter Blanchard
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For more information about the Mangar ELK and Camel patient lifting products, or to organize a demo of these products, please contact Unicare Health using the form below .