Safe Patient Handling: How Many People Do You Need to Safely Lateral Transfer Patients?

Safe Patient Handling: How Many People Do You Need to Safely Lateral Transfer Patients?

Background: Although friction-reducing devices reduce the amount of force to complete a lateral transfer, the total force is significantly higher than the recommended pushing and pulling limits. Caregivers complete lateral transfers without knowing the amount of force required to laterally transfer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Austin J. Smith, Michele Loder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Innovative Healthcare Institute 2019-05-01
Series:Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Subjects:
healthcare injuries
healthcare safety
hospital
lateral transfer
musculoskeletal injury
overexertion
safe patient handling
Online Access:https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.4103/JQSH.JQSH_22_18

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https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.4103/JQSH.JQSH_22_18

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