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Safe Patient Moving
& Handling

Challenges

American Nurses
Association survey: (1)

  • 62%

    concerned with experi-encing a disabling musculoskeletal injuries

  • 56%

    reported musculoskeletal pain caused by work

  • 52%

    had chronic back pain

  • 38%

    took time off work due to back pain

  • 20%

    left the bedside and took different positions due to back pain

Solutions

Frame-based lateral tilt allows easier patient manipulation and reduces physical strain applied on caregiver's back.

Frame-based lateral tilt

Frame-based lateral tilt allows easier patient manipulation and minimizes back pain

A clinical study performed at 5 Healthcare facilities in the European Union surveyed 50 nurses on use of LINET frame-based lateral tilt up to 15 degrees on strain reduction for repositioning immobile patients:

68%

felt very significant strain reduction

32%

felt moderate strain reduction

0%

felt no strain reduction

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(1) 2011 ANA Health and Safety Survey, https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/health-safety/health-safety-survey/

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