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Development of a method for quantifying biomechanical risk factors associated with manual and mechanically assisted patient handling. Cover Image E-book E-book

Development of a method for quantifying biomechanical risk factors associated with manual and mechanically assisted patient handling.

Yassi, Annalee (author.). WorkSafeBC, (sponsoring body,). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "This project developed methods for estimating biomechanical risk associated with patient handling activities, and trialed these approaches for objectively comparing use of a slider sheet (manual) with use of an overhead lift (mechanically assisted) for repositioning patients in bed. Two biomechanical approaches were developed, using either measurement of forces beneath the caregiver's feet (ground reaction forces - force platform method) or forces at the caregiver's hands (hand reaction forces - force matching method) as input variables to a linked segment model of the human body. The dynamic position of each body segment was captured using an eight-camera digital motion analysis system. Both approaches provide an estimate of compressive and shear loading of the lumbar spine, which are indicators of injury risk to the back. Under the conditions of this project, the use of hand reaction forces underestimated peak compressive loads at the spine by 6% to 32%; however, this approach also provided an indication of injury risk to the shoulder by estimating shoulder moments. In addition to peak tissue loads, the cumulative load was estimated by integrating the load magnitude by the duration of the activity. Larger cumulative loads have been associated with increased risk for back injury"--Executive summary.

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  • Physical Description: remote
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    1 electronic text (36 pages) : colour illustrations.
  • Publisher: Richmond, B.C. : WorkSafeBC, [2005]
  • Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

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General Note:
"June 2005"--cover.
"Principal Investigator/Applicant, Dr. Annalee Yassi"--cover.
"WCB Grant No. RS2002/03-DG23".
Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33).
Formatted Contents Note: Summary of main findings -- Executive summary -- Acknowledgements -- Research issue and context -- Research objectives -- Methodology. Research subjects ; Facility and apparatus ; Experimental procedures ; Biomechanical analyses ; Statistical analyses -- Research findings. Objective 1. Development of methods ; Objective 2. Comparison of biomechanical modeling approaches ; Objective 3. Preliminary analysis of patient repositioning tasks -- Implications for future research on occupational health -- Policy and prevention -- Dissemination and knowledge transfer. British Columbia health care community ; National health and safety professionals ; Peer reviewed publication -- References -- Appendix A. Patient handling technique descriptions. Manual patient handling technique ; Mechanically assisted patient handling technique.
Funding Information Note:
"Research funded by WorkSafeBC"--cover.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Transport of sick and wounded -- Safety measures -- British Columbia
Patients -- Positioning -- British Columbia
Nursing -- Safety measures -- British Columbia
Moving and Lifting Patients -- adverse effects -- British Columbia
Occupational Injuries -- prevention & control -- British Columbia
Occupational Health -- British Columbia
Nurses -- British Columbia
Risk Factors
Best practice
Biomechanics
Evaluation
Evidence-based medicine
Experiment
Force
Health
Health care
Health professional
Human factors and ergonomics
Best practices
Biomechanical
Biomechanics
Caregiver
Health
Health -- Health treatment
Health -- Health treatment -- Medicine
Healthcare
Healthcare workers
Prevention
Psychosocial
Research
Science and technology
Science and technology -- Biomedical science
Science and technology -- Mathematics
Science and technology -- Mechanical engineering
Science and technology -- Natural science -- Biology
Science and technology -- Research
Science and technology -- Social sciences -- Psychology
Scientific evidence
Genre: Electronic books.

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