Manual patient handling is the most frequently reported risk factor for work related musculoskeletal disorders in healthcare. Patient handling tasks are routinely performed manually without assistive ...

Avoid work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) by reading the CSP guidance on safe practice in manual and therapeutic handling. CSP members can download a copy of the full guidance as a PDF file.

While power stretchers represent a significant advancement in patient transport technology, they must be complemented by power patient lifts to address the inherent contradiction of manual lifting.

1 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Academic Program, School of Health and Society, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia 2 School of ...

When a person falls, it is important that safe methods are used to move them, to avoid causing pain and/or further injury. This is critical to their chances of making a full recovery. Safe manual ...

Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among health care workers, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed data ...