Category: health care

Preventing Back Injuries in Health Care Settings

Healthcare workers often experience musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) at a rate exceeding that of workers in construction, mining, and manufacturing. These injuries are due in large part to repeated manual patient handling activities, often involving heavy manual lifting associated with transferring, and repositioning patients and working in extremely awkward postures. Read More >

September 22, 2008 by Jennifer Bell, PhD; Jim Collins, PhD, MSME; Traci L. Galinsky, PhD; Thomas R. Waters, PhD, CPE 127 Comments

Back Injury, Ergonomics, Healthcare, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Women

back injuries, ergonomics, health care, nursing

Preventing Needlesticks in Surgical Personnel

Each year an estimated 385,000 needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries are sustained by hospital-based healthcare personnel; an average of 1,000 sharps injuries per day. Read More >

March 17, 2008 by Walter Alarcon, MD, MSc6 Comments

Bloodborne pathogens, Healthcare, Needlestick Prevention, Women

health care, needles