SAFE PATIENT HANDLING SUSPEND RECLINERS
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I OA is co mmit ted to d esig n in g fu r n i t u re t h at i mp rove s t h e p at i en t exp er i en ce an d keep s c areg iver s safe fro m i n j u r y. MOTORIZED RECLINER WITH VERTICAL LIFT SLEEPER RECLINER WITH HYDRAULIC LIFT SLEEPER RECLINER WITH REVERSE RECLINE AND HYDRAULIC LIFT Featuri ng i nd ep end ent foot rest a nd b a c k ena b l e b etter, sa fer i nteractio ns between c a reg i vers a nd p ati ents. With a 75 0 lb. b a ri atri c l i f t c ha i r fosters a feeling o f i nd ep end ence a nd wi l l a ssist larger patients O vera l l : 32w x 37/72d x 45h Seat: 24” w x 1 8 ” h...

N U R S E S H AV E O N E O F THE MOST DANGEROUS JOBS IN AMERICA Nur si n g e mp loyees su f fer in ju rie s at fa r highe r rate s t h an co n stru ction , min in g , a nd m a nufa c turing, wi t h n u r s i n g assistan ts an d ord erlies m ost at risk. NURSES DO T H E H E AV Y LIFTING Nurses of ten m a nua l l y m ove, l i f t, tra nsfer, a nd rep osi ti on p ati ents rep eated l y over the course of a n 8 - or 1 2- MORE THAN 35,000 INJURIES EACH YEAR CAUSE NURSES TO M I S S W O R K (4) hour shi f t. These p hysi c a l l y d em a nd i ng ta sks c a n l ea d to overexerti on, resul ti ng i...

54% OF ‘DAYS AWAY FROM WORK’ INJURIES ARE SPRAINS & STRAINS BACK INJURIES COST THE H E A LT H C A R E I N D U S T R Y A N E S T I M AT E D $ 2 0 B I L L I O N A N N U A L LY Th e d i rec t an d i n d i rec t co st s o f wo r k- rel ated mu sc u l o s ke l e t a l d i so rd er s h u r t s a h ealt h c are system’s b o t to m li n e. 25% OF CLAIMS ARE RELATED TO PATIENT HANDLING INJURIES 12-18% OF NURSES CITE BACK PAIN AS THEIR REASON FOR LEAVING THE PROFESSION EMPLOYEE TURNOVER Ad d i t i ona l co st s in c lu d in g over t im e, tem p o ra r y st af f i n g , a n d rep la cem en t in c rea...

red uc i ng hosp i ta l -a cq ui red cond i ti ons (HACs), suc h a s p ressure ul cers, p neum oni a , uri na ry tra c t i nfec ti ons, a nd d eep vei n throm b osi s to j ust na m e a few. Hea l thc a re d ol l a rs a re very l i m i ted a nd these a re c ha l l eng i ng ti m es when p ayer m i x i s stra i ned a nd rei m b ursem ents for p rov i d i ng c a re a re at a n a l l ti m e l ow. The cost of p ressure ul cers i s b etween $9.1 -1 1 .6 b i l l i on p er yea r i n the U.S. thi s i m p a c ts a p p rox i m atel y 2.5 m i l l i on p ati ents ea c h yea r attri b uti ng to a b out 6...

These rec l i ners have m a d e a g reat i m p a c t on p ati ent c a re a nd sta f f sati sfa c ti on. The sta f f f i nd them not onl y a estheti c a l l y p l ea si ng , ea sy to c l ea n, b ut m ost i m p orta ntl y a nother d ev i ce that c a n b e consi d ered a com p l i m ent to thei r sa fe p ati ent ha nd l i ng tool b ox of d ev i ces a nd eq ui p m ent to p rov i d e a m ore sa fe worki ng env i ronm ent for them a nd ea se of m ob i l i ty for thei r p ati ents they serve. HEI D I ST EENRO D, RN, B SN Pati ent Ad voc ate Gra d uate Certi f i c ate Sa fe Pati ent Ha nd l i ng...

A FAMILY OWNED COMPANY- MADE IN THE USA The Delmestri family has manufactured furniture for three generations. The company was founded in Udine, Northern Italy in 1933 and was known as a leading manufacturer of contemporary seating designs. In 1978, Dario Delmestri moved the company to the United States to a new facility in Thomasville, NC. Today, IoA designs and crafts healthcare furniture lines and has received numerous accolades including Neocon’s Innovation Award, The Nightingale Award and Healthcare Design’s People’s Choice Award. IOA HEALTHCARE FURNITURE 829 Blair Street Thomasville,...