| Document ID (ISN) | 102334 |
| CIS number |
03-1396 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0815-6409 - Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Passfield J., Marshall E., Adams R. |
| Title |
"No lift" patient handling policy implementation and staff injury rates in a public hospital |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2003, Vol.19, No.1, p.73-85. Illus. 41 ref. |
| Abstract |
Patient handling has been recognized as a major cause of back injuries to nursing personnel. However, a variety of patient lifting techniques have failed to reduce injury rates. Accordingly, a "no lift" patient handling policy was implemented in a general hospital in Australia. As hypothesized, the number of workers compensation claims for back injuries in the post-training period showed a reduction compared with those in the pre-training period. In the pre-training period, back injury claims were significantly associated with the manual handling of patients, but not post-training. The multi-factorial approach to injury prevention implemented in this study could be applied to the control of injuries in other sectors. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
plant health organization; lifting of loads; health care personnel; back disorders; hospitals; manual handling |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; Australia; frequency rates; programme evaluation; ergonomics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Occupational health services
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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