The bed lift is a device typically used in hospitals to lift patients from a wheelchair into a bed.
There are several different devices on the market today, most notably the Hoyer lift and GRAVIS floor lift.
Pictured on left: The Hoyer Lift. Pictured on right: GRAVIS Floor Lift
Among the floor-based lifts many nurses have voiced concern over back injuries resulting from strain in moving the patient. This is also backed by research, with nurses suffering moderate to severe lower back injury due to the operation and adjustment of these lifts [1,2]
Based on this understanding of floor-based lifts, it can be concluded that these devices are not able to meet patient needs, in addition to resulting in many injuries.
References
[1]Zhang, L., Liu, Y., & Yuan, S. (2023). Environmental risk assessment of low back pain in ICU nurses: An Instrument Development Study. Journal of Nursing Management, 2023, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3649293
[2] Nur Shuhaidatul Sarmiza Abdul Halim, Zaidi Mohd Ripin, Mitchelle Jyy Jinn Law, Jeevinthiran Karunagaran, Mohd Imran Yusof, Shazlin Shaharudin, Azlina Yusuf & Mohamad Ikhwan Zaini Ridzwan (2023) Near-1: the evaluation of usability and task load demand of a motorized lifter for patient transfer, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2023.2210619