Multi-language guide to proning, with images
When I was shadowing a consultant colleague last year, it became apparent that some patients were having difficulty understanding our explanations for lying on their front (proning) or side, to improve their breathing and oxygen levels, says Liat Sarner.
This was either as a result of a language barrier or because we were wearing masks.
I asked my friend, Lea Jagendorf, who is a graphic designer, to produce these infographics as she was keen to do some volunteering for the NHS.
Colleagues in advocacy provided the translations into a range of local languages.
I'm keen for colleagues working in inpatient wards across Barts Health to make use of a new set of illustrations which we have created to explain proning to patients.
The resource includes English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Romanian, Russian, Polish, Bengali, Portuguese, Somali and Spanish and can be printed and laminated for use in clinical areas.
This resource can be downloaded here.
Liat Sarner is clinical director for SHaRD (sexual health, HIV, dermatology, rheumatology).
Read more
- How proning helped to save a patient's life at Whipps Cross Hospital
- Download the multi-language resource here