The Camel is an emergency lifting cushion designed to provide a safe, dignified lift and is recognised as a unique manual handling aid for professionals in a medical setting.

Benefits of the Camel

The Camel has been designed to lift a person from the floor with the help of one person while reducing the risk of injury to both the medical professional and the person who has fallen. The inbuilt backrest gives a reassuring chair-like quality and offers a fully supportive lift for a person weighing up to 320 kg (50 stone).

Who can use it?

The Camel lifting cushion is ideal for care home personnel providing a key aid in aid for lifting in a pressurised environment. It is suitable for injured and non-injured individuals including:

• The elderly – 30% of adults over 65 will fall at least once a year.  This rises to 50% in the over 80s.
• Residents with neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Alzheimer’s and dementia and Huntington's disease.
• Individuals with physical disabilities such as limited mobility or amputees.
• People with complex needs – the Camel is ideal for lifting anyone who may move around during a lift.
• Plus size or bariatric residents who face daily mobility challenges and will often find it difficult to get back on their feet when they fall – even though they are uninjured.

Special features

• With an inbuilt backrest, the Camel offers a fully supportive lift for a person up to 320kg (or 50 stone) with minimal moving and manual handling requirements.
• Lightweight (weighing only 6.5kgs/ 14 lbs) and can be used inside or outside in situations where many alternative lifting devices may not be suitable.
• The Camel is inflated using battery operated Airflow compressor.