Less Painful Lifting for Patient and Provider

Lifting patients can sometimes be a tricky task. Lifting them while keeping them comfortable can be even trickier.

For Ben Speidel, a paramedic and firefighter with the Chagrin Falls Fire Department in Ohio, the Binder Lift Original helped him achieve this goal.

They had responded to a woman who was found uninjured and in the seated position, and she needed help getting to her feet.

Speidel says she was visibly anxious and even tearful because she had bad shoulders, and she said people had separated them trying to lift her before.

“We deployed the Binder Lift and assisted her up without issue,” Speidel says. “She told us multiple times how grateful she was that this piece of equipment is available.”

Speidel says the event could have easily turned into a trip to the ED were it not for the Binder Lift.

The product is easy to use, and is simple enough in design that seeing it used once is enough to know how to use it forever, Speidel says.

He has had access to the product for about two months now, and has used it a handful of times. Speidel says one of the best parts of the Binder Lift is that it creates secure handles on the patient in easily accessible locations.

“This allows for rescuers to decrease back strain by preventing them from being forced to couch down behind a seated patient and reach under their arms,” Speidel says.

He says the number of handles allows for more people to participate in the lift itself.

Speidel says previous to the Binder Lift, he would lift people manually or use a sheet to lift them, but this product makes lifting much easier.

“This product is well-designed and effective,” Speidel says.

To learn more about the Binder Lift, visit binderlift.com.