Alistair Bromhead Ltd Stresses Importance of Tailored Training for Operating Theatre Staff

ASHTEAD, U.K. - Aug. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- The operating theatre environment presents many hazards, from slips and trips and electrical shocks to exposure to fluids and lasers.

Another risk is manual handling injuries, but the question being posed by training experts Alistair Bromhead Ltd is, is training specific enough to cover the particular risks faced in an operating theatre?

In many cases the training provided to operating theatre staff covers basic manual or people handling skills, and generally the courses are not held onsite in the actual workplace surroundings, which means staff will find it difficult to apply what they learn to real life situations.

Dr Alistair Bromhead says, “The importance of practical, hands-on activities forming a part of operating theatre training in manual and patient handling cannot be stressed enough.

“Training should be all-encompassing and should cover handling an unconscious patient; using manual handling aids such as slide sheets and hover mats; dealing with patients in the lithotomy position; turning the patient from supine to prone and lifting and handling operating table attachments.”

Alistair Bromhead Ltd has extensive experience in training provision for operating theatre staff. Two courses are offered including an onsite one-day bespoke session (http://www.abromhead.co.uk/operating-theatre-moving-and-handling.asp) to equip handlers with the skills required to safely handle patients in a range of situations, and a four-day course (http://www.abromhead.co.uk/patient-handling-train-the-trainer.asp) aimed at training and supporting in-house trainers.

For course enquiries and bookings call 0800 710 1099.