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2. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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   A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

3. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Highly dependent patients who cannot assist their caregiver in moving them often require a patient lift (a floor or ceiling-suspended sling lift) which though invented in 1955 and in common use since the early 1960s is still considered the state-of-the-art transfer device by OSHA and the American Nursing Association.

4. Woman Paralyzed by Falling Tree Can Move Again Thanks to ...

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   Jessie Owen was traveling with her family twelve years ago when, while going through a mountain pass, a tree fell on their car. “In that moment, my parents passed away, my siblings were severely ...

5. Category:Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Patient lift; R. Rigging (material handling) S. Scoop stretcher; Shear legs; W. Wire rope spooling technology This page was last edited on 23 January 2021, at 10:20 ...

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7. Woman paralyzed by fallen tree finds hope with newly FDA ...

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   Owen, who participated in the Up-LIFT study, a clinical trial focusing on the health benefits of ARC-EX Therapy, saw a life-changing impact. "I was wildly surprised and pleased to see that it was ...