Product Review - The Etac Patient Turner

THE COLUMN February 2002
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Manufacturer:
ETAC AB, Sweden

Supplier:
Nordic Care Services Ltd
Becket Lodge
Harbledown Park
Canterbury,
Kent CT2 8NR

Brief description:
Transfer aid for carers to assist people who can pull themselves with the D handle up to stand and weight-bear. The client can then lower himself or herself to sit down. The carer needs to counterbalance the weight of the client when standing and sitting.

Ease of transport:
2 small wheels at the rear of the base plate allow the turner to be easily moved by tipping the frame back to an angle of 45º.
Manoeuvrability (with/without load):
Swivels easily.

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