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4. Also in use daily is a Hoyer Lifter (Ted Hoyer & Co., Oshkosh, Wisc.), which enables one person to transfer almost anyone from a bed into a wheelchair, chaise lounge or bath tub and back again. A one piece nylon sling serves as a seat and remains under the patient during the day.
5. From daily use we have found:
a. Extra long (39" x 80") contour bottom sheets fit a hospital mattress much better than the regular ones.
b. Blankets cut in half width-wise and bound, cause much less bulk than whole ones, especially when the side rails are raised. To prevent my feet from pronating and to allow excess body heat to escape, we do not tuck the blankets at the bottom, but leave them free and folded back with most of the weight on my shins.