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