Moving and Lifting Patients
"Moving and Lifting Patients" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Moving or repositioning patients within their beds, from bed to bed, bed to chair, or otherwise from one posture or surface to another.
| Descriptor ID |
D055805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.585.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Moving and Lifting Patients- Moving and Lifting Patients
- Patient Moving
- Moving, Patient
- Movings, Patient
- Patient Movings
- Patient Repositioning
- Patient Repositionings
- Repositioning, Patient
- Repositionings, Patient
- Patient Moving and Lifting
- Patient Lifting
- Lifting, Patient
- Liftings, Patient
- Patient Liftings
Patient Handling- Patient Handling
- Handling, Patient
- Handlings, Patient
- Patient Handlings
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Moving and Lifting Patients" by people in Profiles.
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Musculoskeletal injuries among hospital patient care staff before and after implementation of patient lift and transfer equipment. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2013 Jan; 39(1):27-36.
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Evaluation of direct workers' compensation costs for musculoskeletal injuries surrounding interventions to reduce patient lifting. Occup Environ Med. 2012 May; 69(5):367-72.
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Implementation and adoption of mechanical patient lift equipment in the hospital setting: The importance of organizational and cultural factors. Am J Ind Med. 2011 Dec; 54(12):946-54.
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Objective measures of adoption of patient lift and transfer devices to reduce nursing staff injuries in the hospital setting. Am J Ind Med. 2011 Dec; 54(12):935-45.
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Occupational safety and health interventions to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the health care sector. J Occup Rehabil. 2010 Jun; 20(2):199-219.
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Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers. Am J Ind Med. 2009 Jul; 52(7):571-8.