An evaluation of the biomechanical risks for a range of methods to raise a patient from supine lying to sitting in a hospital bed

Transferring patients has long been identified as a contributory cause of MSD in healthcare processes. One common action that is known to increase the musculoskeletal risk to healthcare workers is raising a person from supine lying to sitting on the side of the bed (Jordan et al., 2011). Best practi...

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Main Authors: Michael Fray, Sue Hignett
Format: Default Conference proceeding
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Design not elsewhere classified
Biomechanics
Forces
Patient handling
Patient transfers
Healthcare ergonomics
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/18950
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