Documenting Amount of Manual Handling Performed by Nurses in a Hospital Setting

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• Personal Author:
  Poole-Wilson T
• Description:
  The conclusion of this project is as follows: Based on preliminary results... Nurses underestimated the amount of manually lifting performed during their shift; Utilization of lift assist devices were limited; Patient handling dominated activities but handling of equipment was also prevalent. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Hospitals Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back Pain Body Regions Exposure Assessment Hospital Equipment Manual Lifting Medical Personnel MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Nurses Nursing Patient Handling

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• Publisher:
  University of Cincinnati
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052595
• Citation:
  13th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 4-5, 2012, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati, 2012 Oct; :1-28
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  13th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 4-5, 2012, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:45247ae2fab43a279e6ee03f913798789ae1beb36bf316b1efd897add6e0c27faa314dfb73b182cc086d377cba65f5cd5756c86a7c014995355626905fe2090a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212102/cdc_212102_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 660.97 KB ]