Samarit Hi-Tec ICU Bariatric Rollboard
Performing lateral transfers is hard enough, but things can get even more complicated when dealing with a bariatric patient. With a solid core, larger surface and hard-wearing cover, the Samarit Hi-Tec ICU Bariatric Rollboard is ideal for transferring heavier patients. It allows you to gently and safely push the patient across a gap of up to 20cm, making the process easier for everyone involved.
Features and Benefits of the Bariatric Rollboard
- Enables the carer to gently and easily transfer a patient between two surfaces
- Suitable for intensive care (ICU) nursing services
- Can be used with standard, air and pressure care mattresses
- Anti-bacteriologic, anti-fungal, flame retardant and skin friendly coating
- Bridges most gaps of up to 20cm
- Easy to clean for improved hygiene
- Latex-free for reduced skin irritation
- Radioluscent and suitable for radiology
- Weighs only 3.8kg for easy handling
- Maximum safe weight load: 48 stone (310kg)
- Dimensions (LxW): 117 x 50cm
- Supplied with a 3-year warranty
Using the Hi-Tec ICU Bariatric Rollboard
This extremely hard-wearing lateral transfer board is suitable for the heavier patient, while it is just as easy to use as a regular Hi-Tec Rollboard. Its strong, broad design means it can easily bridge a gap of up to 20cm, while the nylon cloth that rolls around the central core is robust, tear-resistant, antibacterial, anti-fungal and flame retardant, making the board suitable for excessive use in busy settings. Watch the video below to see Bariatric Rollboard in use.
Common Areas of Use
Hard-wearing and exceptionally durable, this rollboard can be used in high turnover areas where lateral transfers between narrow surfaces are frequent or even probable. It is most commonly used in:
- Emergency services
- Medical assessment units (MAU)
- Operating theatres
- Radiology and imaging
- Recovery
- Surgical admission units (SAU)
