IND 712 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: United Food And Commercial Workers, Patient Lift, Labour Force Survey
10 Feb 2018
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This study analyzes the ergonomic point of view of a patient"s limb transfer process in the orthopedic department of the hospital for sick kids. The limb transfer process done by nurses and other healthcare staff was observed and examined in order to make recommendations in improving the process. According to the canadian labour force survey, nurses have the highest number of hours lost due to and injury among the major occupational groups in canada ("osh answers fact. According to ufcw, 50 per cent of lost-time claim injuries amongst healthcare staff is a result of msds and half of these are related to manual patient handling ("ufcw. To alleviate awkward postures and poor body mechanics, a sling is often used in the process of a limb transfer by nurses and healthcare staff such as a physiotherapist working closely with the patient.
