AORN ergonomic tool 6: lifting and carrying supplies and equipment in the perioperative setting

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• Personal Author:
  Baptiste A ; Nelson A ; Plante-Mallon L ; Short M ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Perioperative team members often are required to lift and carry heavy supplies and equipment into and around the OR; this includes lifting equipment such as hand tables, fluoroscopy boards, stirrups, Wilson frames, irrigation containers for lithotripsy, and heavy instrument pans. Lifting heavy objects creates considerable risk for musculoskeletal injuries to the back and shoulders. AORN Ergonomic Tool 6: Lifting and Carrying Supplies and Equipment in the Perioperative Setting can help caregivers evaluate lifting and carrying tasks and take measures to protect themselves from injury. Caregivers can use the revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health lifting equation to assess whether a specific lifting task can be performed safely. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders Back-injuries Back Injuries Injury-prevention Medical-equipment Medical-personnel Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nurses Physiological-effects Physiological-factors Physiological-function Recommended Weight Limits Weight-factors Workplace Safety

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• ISSN:
  0001-2092
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; 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
• Pages in Document:
  173-179
• Volume:
  94
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039463
• Citation:
  AORN J 2011 Aug; 94(2):173-179
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  AORN Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27c29a22908c434b8f0957b408b65a979afe5d7962127dd1315acdcd7b7ca44299082d1cd4754289c459109b99e6f6f8fb371daac08b442e272a8b8812b4f451
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192720/cdc_192720_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 615.92 KB ]