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Not only is it undignified for the volunteer, and preventing them from participating in training themselves, but they are also likely to ‘help’ those doing the liſting. It’s natural instinct to protect ourselves, so although they are supposed to be representing an unconscious person, they will brace their heads and neck for example. Another serious problem is the risk of injury to the volunteer – accidents happen and if someone is liſted badly in training the consequences could be severe.
Although liſting equipment should always be used where possible, occasionally it may be necessary to move someone when there is no liſting equipment available, or if someone has fallen in a confined space. Therefore, by teaching your staff safe liſting/moving techniques, you can ensure the safety of both the victim and your team.
Training manikins have been around for a long time and are becoming increasingly popular in health and safety focused care homes. Recently, we have worked with one of Britain’s largest care providers to place a training manikin in every single one of their homes. This commitment to staff training is admirable and we are sure they will see many benefits from taking this approach.
WHAT QUESTIONS DOES THE CQC ASK IN RELATION TO TRAINING WITHIN THE
CATEGORY EFFECTIVE? E2.3 - Do staff and any volunteers have effective and regular mentorship, support, induction, supervision, appraisal and training?
Within E2, the CQC asks “E2: How does the service make sure that staff have the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and support”. In order to achieve Outstanding in this area, the CQC states:
Staff training is developed and delivered around individual needs. People, their families and other carers are involved in planning and delivering this training.
Training is tailored to the individual needs and learning styles of staff. There is a proactive support and appraisal system for staff, which recognises that continuing development of skills, competence and knowledge is integral to ensuring high-quality care and support.
As with the ‘safe’ category, relevant sections of ‘effective’ also focus on how training ensures that staff have the skills required to provide the best possible care and support. Training manikins can be used not only to practice manoeuvring people safely, how to use hoists and chair liſts and in your emergency evacuation planning.
DON’T BE A DUMMY ABOUT TRAINING! When it comes to liſting and/or handling training, especially if you are including training within your emergency evacuation planning, using a ‘volunteer’ is not a good idea!
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Our training manikins come in a range of sizes and weights and our patient handling manikins are ideal dummies for practising safe liſting and handling techniques. They are constructed with added rigidity in the chest area so that they will sit upright in a bed, or on a chair liſt for example. They are useful equipment for emergency evacuation drills and to teach new staff how to safely use liſting/transfer equipment.
Another popular manikin in the health care sector is our bariatric model. Click here to watch the video. Obesity is a growing problem in the UK and our range comes in 90, 180 and even 260kgs! The 90kg manikins is the ideal choice where you require the bulk of a bariatric, without an excessive amount of weight.
We can also provide an innovative water-fillable bariatric suit which fits over an adult Ruth Lee Duty Range manikin, allowing you to position the dummy in position before adding the weight. Simply attach a hosepipe and up to 150kg of additional weight can be added. Feedback from this product has been very positive – the movement of water is very similar to flesh and it is the ideal choice where one trainer needs to carry the equipment to multiple sites and set up the training single-handedly. When empty, the kit will easily fit into the trunk of a standard sized vehicle.
At Ruth Lee we believe that training should stimulate the senses to be most effective and particular in emergency evacuation training. We are UK suppliers of leading fire simulation products and can help you to set up a training scenario which needs to be seen to be believed!
TALK TO THE EXPERTS The team at Ruth Lee can advise you on the best manikin for your training. For advice, or to book a FREE demonstration (UK only), please call us on 01490 413 282 or email
sales@ruthlee.co.uk
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