MIP Techniques - How to move a supine resident to a sitting position safely!

Repositioning a supine resident to a sitting position is done for many reasons and refers to moving them from the laying position to sitting on the edge of their bed. Workers in the continuing care and senior supportive living industry sectors are prone to injuries from both resident handling and manual materials handling. Due to the higher risk of musculoskeletal injury, MIP or musculoskeletal injury prevention techniques are important. One of these typical high-risk activities where an injury can occur is moving a supine resident to a sitting position. This video emphasizes the need to learn how to move a resident safely!

When helping a resident go from lying down to sitting up you are putting yourself in a risky position. The resident needs to be able to do the vast majority of themselves for you to be able to help them safely.

Please take a few minutes to review this video, if necessary, more than once. In the video we provide you with some good demonstrations on how to properly reposition a supine resident to a sitting position and minimize the risk of injury.

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Video Content Creator: James Davis