Evaluating repeated patient handling injuries following the implementation of a multi-factor ergonomic intervention program among health care workers

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-191

  Lim, Hyun J ^a   Black, Timothy R ^b   Shah, Syed M ^b,c   Sarker, Sabuj ^a   Metcalfe, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Injury prevention; Lifting and repositioning (TLR) program; Occupational health; Repeated injuries; Transfer

Indexed keywords

INJURY PREVENTION; LIFTING AND REPOSITIONING (TLR) PROGRAM; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REPEATED INJURIES; TRANSFER;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT LIFTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 80051875969     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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