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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Innovative Healthcare Institute
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare |
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| Online Access: | https://jqsh.org/doi/pdf/10.4103/JQSH.JQSH_22_18 |