Pandemic Resources
SPHM in the Pandemic resources to safely perform patient handling tasks. (FREE for ASPHP members.)
Useful links and resources provide instruction for members on how best to perform patient handling tasks during COVID-19. Topics include: proning and other handling activities; mobility and infectious patients; acquiring, maintaining, and sanitizing mobility equipment; and communication strategies necessary to keep workers and patients/residents safe.
List of Literature for COVID-19 from Johns Hopkins
This list of literature for COVID-19, is created by D.M. Needham MD, PhD; C. Hickmann, PT, MSc, PhD; P. Nydahl, RN PhD and the Johns Hopkins University Outcomes. Click here to download the list.
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0aOF9zqRW0&feature=youtu.be incorporates various SPHM tools.
- Bamford, P., Denmade, C., Newmarch, C., Shirley, P., Singer, B., Webb, S., & Whitmore, D. (2019, November). Guidance For – Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. Retrieved March 2020, from https://www.ficm.ac.uk/sites/default/files/prone_position_in_adult_critical_care_2019.pdf
- Brann, G., Alexander, C., Gonzalez, R., & Tarmey, N. (2016, November). Academic Department of Critical Care Queen Alexandra … Retrieved April 6, 2020, from http://www.portsmouthicu.com/resources/2016-11-11-Prone-(2016)-Final.pdf
- Chiumello, D. (2017). Acute respiratory distress syndrome. Springer International Publish. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-41852-0
- Guérin, C., Reignier, J., Richard, J.-C., Beuret, P., Gacouin, A., Boulain, T., … Ayzac, L. (n.d.). Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. The New England Journal of Medicine, 368(23), 2159–2168. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1214103
- Hill-Rom | Liko® Lifts & Slings | Repositioning – Turning in Bed with RepoSheet. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9c2UtW_kYU
- Manual ProningDemonstration. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx2z26IL6g8&t=13s
- Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. (2013). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_6jT9R7WJs
- ProningAfter Transfer With Drawsheet. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjdqJI8Ijec
- ProningVideo. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc35wXOzGQs&t=1232s
- Roche-Campo, F., Aguirre-Bermeo, H., & Mancebo, J. (2011). Prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): When and how? La Presse Médicale, 40(12). doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.03.019
- Unfolding Method Of Insertion To Reposition Patient From Prone To Supine. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lNPhcGy_7U
COVID-19 Pandemic: Medical Care Costs Eligible for Public Assistance
Under the President’s March 13, 2020 COVID-19 emergency declaration1 and subsequent major disaster declarations for COVID-19, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government entities and certain private non-profit (PNP) organizations are eligible to apply for assistance under the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Program.
This policy defines the framework, policy details, and requirements for determining the eligibility of medical care costs under the PA Program to ensure consistent and appropriate implementation across all COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations.
FEMA will provide assistance for medical care provided under COVID-19. Certain labor costs associated with medical staff providing treatment to COVID-19 patients, purchase, lease, and delivery of specialized medical equipment, PPE, durable medical equipment, and consumable medical supplies respond to COVID-19 may be eligible.
To learn more, click here to download the policy.
Disclaimer: Information provided by the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP) regarding the Resources for COVID-19 Toolkit webpage on asphp.org is for general informational purposes only. All information on this webpage is provided in good faith; however, ASPHP does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability, and accuracy of this information. The information displayed on the Resources for COVID-19 Toolkit webpage does not constitute endorsement by ASPHP. Any action you take upon this information will be at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any losses or damages of any kind in connection with the use of this webpage.
