Satin SIBA Two-Way Base Sheet with Elasticated Straps (85cm x 200cm)
The Satin SIBA Two-Way Base Sheet with Elasticated Straps (85cm x 200cm) is a bed sheet designed to aid patient positioning in bed. Suitable for use in most care settings like in hospitals, the sheet can aid patients who are predominantly independent, but need a little support when shifting in bed. It can be lain directly on top of a mattress and secured using its elasticated straps for quick application.
What's Included In My Purchase?
- 1 x Satin SIBA Base Sheet
Who Can Benefit From the SIBA Two-Way Base Sheet?
The SIBA Two-Way Base Bed Sheet is a bed sheet designed to improve the ease of patient movement in bed. When used on its own, it an help patients who struggle to comfortably tunr or shift in bed. Additionally, when combined with a top draw sheet, it can also be used by carers to readjust patients who have more extensive mobility issues.
Where Can the SIBA Bed Sheet Be Used?
This sheet can be used in any public or private care setting where individuals struggle to move in bed without some assistance. On its own, it is suitable for independent use, however it can also be paired with a top draw sheet for those who need a carer to help them when moving. Institutions and applications it would be especially useful for include:
- Community hospitals
- Community nursing
- Hospices
- Home care
- Nursing homes/care homes
How Does the SIBA Base Sheet Prevent Injury?
This sheet can be placed on the top of most standard healthcare or single mattresses to improve patient mobility and safety in bed. It has a central panel which allows users to shift from side to side more easily, as well as polycotton edges which add friction so the user won't slide towards the edge of the bed and hurt themselves.
How Easy Is it to Use the SIBA Base Sheet?
The SIBA sheet was designed to be very easy to fasten to beds so that it can be used by healthcare workers and at-home patients whose mobility is not too limited. Markers on the sheet sheet aid positioning, while its elasticated straps fasten the sheet securely to the top of the mattress.
Suitable for Independent Use
The base sheet can be used by individuals in their own homes, to make it easier for them to move in bed without help from a carer or partner. The central satin sheet is makes turning and shifting easier for the person lying on top of it, while the polycotton edges add friction so they don't slide towards the edge of the bed.
Aids Patient Transfers
For patients who require further assistance when moving in bed, this base sheet can be paired with a top draw sheet so carers can shift and turn them safely. The base sheet has a slippery upper surface that the top draw sheet slides over, taking the strain of direct lifting off of the carer.
What Top Draw Sheets Are Available?
There are two types of Satin SIBA Top Draw Sheets available for use with the SIBA Base Sheet. One allows side to side movement only, while the other can be used to shift patients side to side or up and down along the bed. You can learn more by clicking the links below:
Key Benefits and Features
- Satin and polycotton sheet enhances patient comfort and safety
- Makes it easier for patients and individuals to turn in bed
- Polycotton material stops patients from sliding towards the edge of the bed
- Satin central panel is soft enough to lie on all night
- Markers indicate where the sheet should be placed on the bed
- Sheet can be placed on top of the bed and secured using its elasticated straps
- Sheet can be safely machine washed at temperatures up to 90°C
- Suitable for low-temperature tumble drying
- Designed to fit most standard single healthcare mattresses
- Bottom corner vents allow you to attach air hoses (for dynamic mattresses)
Dimensions
- Length x Width: 200cm x 85cm
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