FRACTURE BED

REQUIREMENTS #

1. A trolley with the following items:
   1. Two large cotton sheet (Bed linen)
   2. One water proof draw mackintosh or bed mat if necessary
   3. One draw sheet
   4. Pillow slips
   5. One top sheet
   6. Counterpane if necessary
2. Two chairs or heart table
3. Mattress
4. One or two pillows
5. Fracture boards
6. Bed blocks or elevators
7. Sand bags with covers
8. Extra mackintosh and dressing towel

STEPS #

1. Perform hand hygiene
2. Collect, arranges items on trolley and send to bedside
3. Arrange items in order of use on chairs or heart table
4. Place fracture boards under the mattress to provide firm support and prevent sagging
5. Place bottom sheet evenly on the bed
6. Pull sheet tight so that there are no creases
7. Tuck the bottom sheet evenly under the mattress at the top and bottom using mitered or enveloped corners
8. Pull and tuck sheet at the sides to prevent creases
9. Place bed mat or draw mackintosh at the mid portion of the bed
10. Cover mackintosh or bed mat with draw sheet and tuck in at the sides
11. Place small mackintosh and dressing towel at where the fracture is located on the bed
12. Slip the pillow cases on the pillows with an assistant
13. Place pillows on bed with open ends away from the entrance
14. Place top sheet on bed with the wrong side uppermost
15. Fold over at the bottom and tuck in loosely
16. Place bed cover and counterpane (if necessary) loosely over the bed
17. Fold over top bed clothing at the bottom end
18. Place a foot board or sand bags at the foot end of the bed
19. Tuck in sheets loosely at the sides
20. Attach bed accessories if any
21. Remove trolley and chair or heart table
22. Perform hand hygiene