{"id":18199,"date":"2021-12-14T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turnmedical.com\/?p=18199"},"modified":"2021-12-14T21:05:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:05:52","slug":"lift-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turnmedical.com\/lift-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare workers and lift injury risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nursing lift injury<\/p><\/div>\n

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For many years, hospital workers have led claims of lift-related musculoskeletal disorders<\/b> (MSD), nearly double the national average for all other work sectors.1<\/sup> While many factors contribute to the high incidence of MSD in healthcare, two of the highest risk factors include patient obesity and immobility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to a recent analysis of hospital inpatients, 65% of patients admitted to the hospital are overweight or obese<\/b>.2\u00a0<\/span><\/sup> It is reasonable to conclude that a significant number of patients in the ICU are overweight or obese, and likely immobile due to the condition that caused their hospital admission. As a result, critical care nurses are at significant risk for MSD,<\/b> and the effects of these injuries often have long-term impact. \u201cMSDs are responsible for more lost work time, more long-term medical care needs, and more permanent disabilities<\/b> than any other work-related injury.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states \u201chospitals are still not employing enough assistive devices to help move patients<\/b>, and that is a major reason why healthcare workers have one of the highest rates of musculoskeletal injuries in the U.S.\u201d1 <\/sup>One way the American Nurses Association is taking action to reduce nurses\u2019 risk for MSD is through Safe Patient Handling and Mobility programs and advocacy, with a goal of completely eliminating manual patient handling<\/b>.3<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Nursing care in Pronova-O2<\/p><\/div>\n

Turn Medical has developed the Pronova-O2<\/sub> Automated Prone Therapy System to help reduce lift injury and MSD risk to healthcare staff caring for patients requiring the prone position. Pronova-O2<\/sub> provides a safe and efficient way for nurses to provide prone positioning for patients weighing up to 400 pounds<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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INQUIRE NOW<\/b><\/a> to a request a demo for your facility! For additional information on automated prone positioning, please visit turnmedical.com<\/a> or call 1-855-275-8876.<\/p>\n

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  1. Palmer, J. (2018, September 11). Lifting patients puts nurses at risk: Have you tried these alternatives? Healthleaders<\/i>. Retrieved December 8, 2021 from https:\/\/www.healthleadersmedia.com\/nursing\/lifting-patients-puts-nurses-risk-have-you-tried-these-alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Hossain, M. A., Amin, A., Paul, A., Qaisar, H., Akula, M., Amirpour, A., Gor, S., Giglio, S., Cheng, J., Mathew, R., Vachharajani, T., Bakr, M., & Asif, A. (2018). Recognizing Obesity in Adult Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Assessing Rates of Documentation and Prevalence of Obesity. Journal of Clinical Medicine<\/i>, 7<\/i>(8), 203. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/jcm7080203<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. American Nurses Association. Handle with Care. Retrieved December 8, 2021, from https:\/\/www.nursingworld.org\/practice-policy\/work-environment\/health-safety\/handle-with-care\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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