Reduction in Injury Rates in Nursing Personnel through Introduction of Mechanical Lifts in the Workplace

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 451-457

  Evanoff, B ^a,d   Wolf, L ^b   Aton, E ^a   Canos, J ^a   Collins, James ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d Division of General Medical Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering controls; Ergonomics; Healthcare workers; Injury reduction; Mechanical lifts; Musculoskeletal injuries

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL LIFT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LIFTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0242710669     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10294     Document Type: Article

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