title: [Assessment criteria in the choice of aids for the lifting of patients].
abstract: A fundamental part of the prevention strategies aimed at reducing risk due to manual handling of patients is the use of appropriate aids. This paper defines the basic types of aids for hospital wards: patient lifting devices, aids for hygiene and minor aids; and also proposes a procedure for choice of the type of aid: the procedure uses a specific protocol and also analyzes work organization and the environmental features of the ward. The proposed criteria for choice concern in the first place the fundamental requirements of the equipment: safety for operator and patient, simplicity of use and comfort for the patient. Secondly the basic determinants for choice of the type of aid are the type of disabled patient usually present in the ward and the analysis of the movements made in handling patients. On this basis, for each type of aid, the specific features are defined which direct the choice of supply for the various wards that will be adequate and effective both in reducing risk due to manual handling of patients and in improving the comfort of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Ricerca EMP Ergonomia della Postura e del Movimento, ICP CEMOC, Milano.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panciera
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Menoni
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Occhipinti
mesh_terms: D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D017770:Lifting; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Criteri di valutazione nella scelta degli ausili per la movimentazione dei pazienti.