Cromptons Red Patient-Specific Ultra-Glide Flat Slide Sheets with Handles (Pack of 4)

Caring for patients who require regular repositioning must be done so with due care and proper equipment in order to ensure their safety while being moved. The Cromptons Red Patient-Specific Ultra-Glide Flat Slide Sheets with Handles (Pack of 4) have been specially designed to ensure that the handling of bedbound patients is practiced safely and efficiently. The handles that run along the sides of each slide sheet provide added grip for the carer with each patient manoeuvre.

What’s Included?

• 4 x Ultra-Glide Flat Slide Sheets with Handles

Key Features

• Designed using Transtex fabric for improved patient mobility
• Handles enable safer patient handling
• Silicone coating helps to reduce friction
• Available in three sizes, including sizes suitable for bariatric patients
• Patient weight capacity for up to 400kg
• Suitable for use with single patients only

Low-Friction Fabric

The Cromptons Ultra-Glide Flat Slide Sheets with Handles are designed using a specially engineered fabric called Transtex. This fabric is coated with silicone that helps to reduce friction, enabling easier patient mobility and thus, safer patient handling.

Added Patient Security

With handles that run along three sides of each Ultra-Glide Slide Sheet, this pack ensures the safe handling of patients. Attached via a flag style stitch pattern, the handles offer better patient control while moving, providing the carer with improved grip for each manoeuvre. The handles which run along the shorter side of each sheet provide added support for the patient’s head during repositioning.

What Sizes Are Available?

Available in three different sizes, the Cromptons Ultra-Glide Flat Slide Sheets cater for all patient needs. For more information on the size and fit of the sheets available, please refer to the table below:

How Do I Use the Slide Sheets?

To administer the Slide Sheet, position the sheet so that it is securely underneath the patient, using the proper patient handling technique. Then, use the handles provided to move the patient safely.

For more information about how to safely handle and reposition patients, please see the guide below:

• Patient Handling and Repositioning Guide

Maintenance For the Ultra-Glide Slide Sheets

The Cromptons Patient-Specific Ultra-Glide Slide Sheets are intended for use by one patient during their stay in hospital. The sheets should be discarded after that patient has no further use for them. However, lightly soiled sheets can be wiped clean using a sterilisation liquid.

Please note that this product is not suitable for patient lifting. Any patient manoeuvres that are conducted while using this product should be done so without lifting.