title: The use of leg lifting equipment.
abstract: This article discusses the manual handling risks associated with lifting patients' legs and describes equipment designed to minimise these risks. The findings of an evaluation of leg lifters are summarised and the potential benefits and limitations of this equipment for nursing practice are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Southampton Disability Equipment Assessment Centre.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demain
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D017770:Lifting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom