The Obesity Simulation Suit is a training aid to be worn by nursing and medical staff during manual handling education sessions.
Allows the staff to practice realistically without endangering themselves with excessive lifting.

• Suit is comprised of 3 realistic body sections (arms, torso and legs). Has additional attachments that enable users to alternate between the 2 different shapes of a bariatric patient, an ‘apple’ and a ‘pear.
• Staff will gain more insight into the larger over-sized patient, which can often help prevent future prejudices of obesity.
• The suit helps to empathise more with the Bariatric Patient.
• Staff will experience how mobility is affected by weight.

Cleaning and Maintenace:

• Machine washable at 30 degrees (Celsius)

Weight

• Approx 15Kgs

Material

• Outside: 98% polyester / 2% elastane
  Filling: 100% polyester.

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