Abstract: A patient turning sheet includes a flexible rectangular bottom sheet that has a surface area sized to support the majority of the body of a person lying on the patient turning sheet. A flexible rectangular top sheet is sewn to the bottom sheet and has a surface area less than the surface area of the bottom sheet. The top sheet is sewn to the bottom sheet, offset toward the head end of the turning sheet to be positioned at the area of maximum contact and load of the patient on the turning sheet. A foam pad is disposed between the bottom sheet and the top sheet that is relatively less flexible than the bottom or top sheets.

Abstract: A gas-filled patient positioner for positioning a body part of a patient comprises a plurality of bladder structures mounted on top of and overlapping each other. Each bladder structure includes a pair of adjacent elongated gas-filled bladders with the inboard side of each of the bladders facing or abutting each other. At least one bleed channel extends transversely between and in communication with the adjacent pair of bladders. The plurality of bladder structures is tightly encased within an elongated outer covering that includes an array of seams that define channels in top and bottom surfaces of the covering to provide pathways for heat and moisture to escape. The array of seams includes a single seam extending along the length of the bladder structures and arranged over the bleed channel, and a plurality of transverse seams extending across a width of the top and bottom surfaces of the outer covering.

Abstract: A patient turning sheet includes a flexible rectangular bottom sheet that has a surface area sized to support the majority of the body of a person lying on the patient turning sheet. A flexible rectangular top sheet is sewn to the bottom sheet and has a surface area less than the surface area of the bottom sheet. The top sheet is sewn to the bottom sheet, offset toward the head end of the turning sheet to be positioned at the area of maximum contact and load of the patient on the turning sheet. A foam pad is disposed between the bottom sheet and the top sheet that is relatively less flexible than the bottom or top sheets.