Recommended Weight Limits for Lifting and Holding Limbs in the Orthopaedic Practice Setting

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• Personal Author:
  Doheny MO ; Gonzalez CM ; Howe CM ; Nelson A ; Patterson M ; Sedlak CA ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Nurses and other caregivers face high risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders while lifting and holding limbs in the orthopaedic practice setting. A task force including representatives from the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, American Nurses Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Patient Safety Center of Inquiry at the James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tampa, Diligent Services, and Guldmann, Inc., developed an orthopaedic clinical tool for determining maximum recommended weight limits for lifting and holding arms and legs for treatment of the orthopaedic patient. Scientific evidence, concepts of ergonomic safety, and safe patient-handling equipment were incorporated into this clinical tool. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Equipment-design Health-care-personnel Medical-equipment Medical-personnel Medical-research Musculoskeletal-system Nursing Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-practices Tools Training Work-performance Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0744-6020
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035224
• Citation:
  Orthop Nurs 2009 Mar-Apr; 28(2)(Suppl S):S28-S32
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas R. Waters, NIOSH, DART, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Orthopaedic Nursing
• Supplement:
  S
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8736e2473d80260ee36539a366990795f41f1d2658f9ebbea5635adf75570040d5091a3e3dfdf2682955bd482f11bbbbf89afa1e4e5e1e187e11d809ab423098
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187145/cdc_187145_DS1.pdf
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