Manual handling and the elderly: a matter of restraint?
In 1995 nurses at Rozelle Hospital began a project to identify and record manual handling incidents at their hospital. This activity was a preliminary part of a long term project to reduce the number of injuries and sick leave resulting from manual handling. Tony Cornwell, of Rozelle Hospital, documents their findings here.
D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires