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PATIENT-HANDLING5 MIN READ

Spot the Shear Risk

Identify the missing friction-reducing control before repositioning a patient in bed.

The boost is about to start. One detail changes the force. Find the issue that would make this reposition unsafe before the count begins. Unopened slide sheet left on the chair Correct. The friction-reducing aid is available but not under the patient. Without it, the team is about to drag, not glide. Wrinkled draw sheet under the patient This matters, but it is a symptom. The bigger control failure is that the slide sheet has not been placed to reduce friction. Bed height set too high for one caregiver Bed height needs correction too. But the key issue this scene…

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