title: [Reduction of injuries related to manual handling of patients: two preventive methods used in five Ferrara district hospitals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of two training programs on the reduction of injuries from manual handling of patients in five hospitals under the district of Ferrara.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed injuries that occurred between 2002 and 2010. In 2004/2005 and 2008/2010 the health-care workers underwent to two different training programs. In 2007, the hospitals purchased assistive devices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2006 there were 82 accidents. After the acquisition of the assistive devices (2007) and the new training program (2008/2010), the accidents dropped to 32.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results highlight the effectiveness of the combined training programs and assistive devices in reducing the number of accidents.
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Sezione di Igiene e Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Ferrara. alessandraconcordia@yahoo.it
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Concordia
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Vaccari
authors: Enrico
authors: E
authors: Casimirri
authors: Mariarita
authors: M
authors: Stendardo
authors: Ferroni
authors: F
authors: Rossella
authors: Guido
authors: G
authors: Tonetto
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Nardini
authors: Piera
authors: P
authors: Boschetto
mesh_terms: D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D055805:Moving and Lifting Patients / Q000009:adverse effects*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods