SlingGel – Pressure Care Protection for Hoist Sling Transfers
SlingGel is a specialist gel pressure-care solution designed to help protect vulnerable skin during hoist and sling transfers. During moving and handling, sling seams and edges can create localised pressure, shear and friction, particularly around the legs and Arms.
Gel Ovations SlingGel protectors provide targeted cushioning at these vulnerable contact points, helping to redistribute pressure and reduce shear and friction while supporting comfort and skin integrity during transfers.
How Our SlingGel Protectors Work
Inserting and removing slings can often cause shear and friction to the skin. Slings can cause pressure on the skin, especially around the sacrum, coccyx, buttocks, and underneath the upper legs.
Clients can find this very uncomfortable and painful, which can deter them from being hoisted or they can become agitated or upset during hoisting activities.
Pressure ulcers develop extremely quickly and it is essential that if a sling is marking or affecting a pressure ulcer that action is taken immediately to prevent skin breakdown. This is where SlingGel protection comes in, effectively preventing skin damage during transfers.
Benefits of Gel Ovations SlingGel Protection
Easy to clean
Improves pressure distribution
Prevents shear and friction
Fits all types of seating
Protects skin
Available Made to Measure
Keeps users cool
Made to Measure
As well as ‘off-the-shelf’ products, we provide a Made to Measure service, making Gel products to meet individual pressure care needs.
This is the perfect solution when a special product solution is required to overcome a specific issue and is how many of our product innovations begin life.
Frequently Asked Questions About SlingGel Hoist Protection Pads
What is SlingGel?
SlingGel is a range of gel protection pads designed to provide additional cushioning and protection for vulnerable areas during hoist sling use and patient transfers.
How does SlingGel help during hoist sling transfers?
SlingGel provides a protective gel layer between vulnerable areas and the sling. This helps manage pressure, friction and shear during hoisting and transfers while supporting skin integrity.
Can SlingGel help protect vulnerable skin?
Yes. SlingGel provides additional protection where pressure, friction or shear may occur during sling use. It can form part of an appropriate pressure-care approach for people with vulnerable skin.
Where can SlingGel be positioned on a hoist sling?
SlingGel products can provide targeted protection around areas where sling contact may create pressure, friction or shear. Product selection and positioning should be based on the individual user’s needs and sling setup.
Who can benefit from SlingGel Hoist Protection Pads?
SlingGel may benefit people who require additional protection during hoisting and transfers, particularly where vulnerable skin or areas exposed to pressure, friction and shear require additional consideration.
