title: Manual handling and nursing children.
abstract: The aim of this article is to highlight some of the unique challenges relating to handling children, such as: their stage of physical and cognitive development, their position in relation to the carer's centre of gravity, their level of comprehension and their ability to communicate.
authors: University of the West of England, Bristol.
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Sales
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: Utting
mesh_terms: D019567:Back Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001835:Body Weight; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D006113:United Kingdom