Patient transfer devices generally allow patients with impaired mobility to be moved by caregivers between beds, wheelchairs, commodes, toilets, chairs, stretchers, shower benches, automobiles, swimming pools, and other patient support systems (i.e., radiology, surgical, or examining tables).
pˈeɪʃənt tɹˈænsfɜː dɪvˈaɪsᵻz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɐlˈaʊ pˈeɪʃənts wɪð ɪmpˈɛɹd moʊbˈɪlᵻɾi təbi mˈuːvd baɪ kˈɛɹɡɪvɚz bᵻtwˌiːn bˈɛdz, wˈiːltʃɛɹz, kəmˈoʊdz, tˈɔɪlɪts, tʃˈɛɹz, stɹˈɛtʃɚz, ʃˈaʊɚ bˈɛntʃᵻz, ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəlz, swˈɪmɪŋ pˈuːlz, ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈeɪʃənt səpˈoːɹt sˈɪstəmz ˈaɪ.ˈiː., ɹˌeɪdɪˈɑːlədʒi, sˈɜːdʒɪkəl, ɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ tˈeɪbəlz.