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A New Unique System For Proning Patients More Safely In Operating Theatres

The Proturn® was developed to replace the hazardous manual system of Flip & Catch, common in many operating theatres that leaves patients and staff at risk of injury. Designed to enhance safety, the Proturn® will turn patients into and out of the prone position safely and efficiently, protect the arm in the manoeuvre, eliminate static positioning and remove the dangerous reaching, stretching and catching.

This results in less staff being required. Removes the risk of musculoskeletal injury and any risk of patient nerve or tissue damage due to poor handling. Positionally accurate, easy to use and safe for all. Choose Proturn® for all your prone positioning.

Ergotrics – Inflatable Board (IBO®)

The power of compressed air in hospital care

From Hospital Direct, the only UK & Ireland distributor of Ergotrics products, we bring you the IBO® Inflatable Board.
Improving the speed of the proning process, this innovation enables tilting with fewer healthcare professionals. Enhanced ergonomics and less chance for injuries are achieved through the utilisation of compressed air, ensuring controlled and safe positioning for patients without causing torsion or pressure on specific points.

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faster

Makes process of turning prone easier and faster.

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safer

Controlled and safe for patient
(without torsion and specific pressure points).

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BETTER

Better ergonomics for healthcare workers by using compressed air.
Tilting with fewer people.

Turning patients from supine to prone position remains a technically and ergonomically difficult task, especially with patients weighing over 80kg (175lb).
A patient under general anaesthesia should not turned manually. Methods like Flip & Catch are outdated and dangerous.
The Inflatable Board (IBO) is the ideal device for the safe and controlled proning of patients. An ergonomic breakthrough in hospital care.

“You have to lie on it yourself. It’s like being rocked to sleep.”

nurse during demo in Freiburg, Duitsland

Inflatable Board (IBO®)

The power of compressed air in hospital care

Only at Hospital Direct in the United Kingdom & Ireland.

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    The Washable
    ProTurn® Sheet

    Manufactured from a strong and robust cotton fabric our washable Proturn® sheets are designed to be one-size for all patients up to 178kg. Washable to 74 degrees for 20 washes they have a row of strong handles stitched along one side to which the long Proturn® straps attach in order to turn the patient. An integral pocket on the other side will take one of our Wipeclean Proturn® pads which help to protect arms and lines and prevent entrapment. Use again post operatively and then send to laundry.