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Summary of Contents for Molnlycke Tortoise Tortoise Prone Turning & Positioning System
- Page 1 Mölnlycke ® Tortoise Prone Turning ™ and Positioning System Product application guide...
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Tortoise Prone Turning and Positioning System ™ The Mölnlycke Tortoise Prone Turning & Positioning System is designed to facilitate the difficult task of placing medically fragile patients into a prone position. Many ICUs find that successfully placing a patient in a prone position requires six to eight people and up to 30 minutes, based upon their individual protocols. - Page 3 Product application guide: Inserting the proning pad If the patient is already in bed on the main pad, untuck the sides, remove the fluidized positioner if present, and then untuck the tail of the main pad. If the patient is not on a main pad, please see the Note: “Tortoise Turning &...
- Page 4 Turning to a prone position (continued) Remove the proning pad. Remove the old draw sheet and pull Ensure patient is centered on the main pad and that the pad is the new draw sheet out from under the patient and straighten. centered on the bed.
- Page 5 Product application guide (continued) Turning to a supine position Reinsert the prone pad between the draw sheet and main pad Remove the fluidized body positioner, if in place and untuck the by following steps 1-3 of "Inserting Prone Pad". Establish which tail, if tucked.
- Page 6 Displacement Offloading & Turning) 5550 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 500, Norcross, GA 30092 | 1-800-843-8497 | www.molnlycke.us The Mölnlycke and Tortoise trademarks, names and logo types are registered globally to one or more of the Mölnlycke Health Care Group of Companies. ...
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