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Body Mechanics And Transfer Techniques
A program designed to help the viewer avoid back pain by demonstrating
the correct body mechanics to use when transferring patients.
The program discusses how the center of gravity, the line of
gravity, and the base of support determine proper body alignment.
Demonstrations include moving the patient up in bed, turning the
patient, transferring the patient to a chair or wheelchair, and
transferring the patient from the bed to a cart.
¾ inch videocassette – 30 min.
½ inch VHS videocassette – 30 min.
Supplier: Department of Audiovisual Communication
Fairview
General Hospital, Room AB12
18101
Lorain Avenue
Cleveland,
OH 44111
(216)
476-2634 or (216) 476-7000
Lifting Techniques And Body Mechanics
Begins by describing in non-technical terms what happens to your
back when you lift an object. Using simple diagrams and split-screen
technique, it shows what the spine looks like and the possible
dangers to your back when lifting something incorrectly. The film
also shows how the discs are protected when lifting in the recommended
position.
Very entertaining, using a mime to show precisely how lifting,
pushing, pulling and carrying should be done. It is recommended
for all individuals concerned with lifting.
¾ inch videocassette – 20 min.
½ inch VHS videocassette – 20 min.
Supplier: Department of Audiovisual Communication
(1 & 2)
Fairview
General Hospital, Room AB12
18101
Lorain Avenue
Cleveland,
OH 44111
(216)
476-2634 or (216) 476-7000
Safe Patient Handling In Health Care: Applied Ergonomics For
Nurses And Health Care Workers, And Patient Orientation
Two new safety-training videos to help prevent back injuries and
other strains and sprains in health-care workers, produced with
a grant from Oregon OSHA, are available. The Oregon Nurses Association
spearheaded a project team in 2004 to produce a video designed to
educate health-care workers about safe patient handling and care
techniques and introduce them to equipment designed to safely lift
and move patients. A second video teaches patients and their family
members about how safe lifting equipment can prevent injuries to
patients and health-care workers. Both are included on one VHS or
DVD, for loan.
"Family members were sometimes alarmed to see a health-care
provider lifting their loved one out of bed using a hoist device,"
says Lynda Enos, RN, ergonomist and coordinator of the video project.
"Not understanding how the equipment can protect the patient
and the provider from a serious injury, some people refused to allow
family members to be moved this way. There was a definite need to
educate family members on what this equipment was for." "We
didn't know a lot about new procedures and new equipment, so the
video was educational for us," says Kevin Rood, an emergency
room nurse with Bay Area Hospital and one of the actors in the video.
"Since the video was made, we're using the safe lift techniques
and equipment more. We have even loaned some equipment to a local
ambulance company to help EMTs safely get patients into an ambulance.
The equipment helps when the patient reaches us, too."
Seconds count, when an injured person is lifted out of an ambulance
upon arrival at the hospital, or when the person is lifted from
a gurney onto an examination table. ER personnel are most at risk
for lifting injuries during these procedures.
The first video presentation, "Safe Patient Handling in Health
Care: Applied Ergonomics For Nurses And Health Care Workers,"
is the instructional video for health care professionals. The second
video for patients and their families is "Safe Patient Handling
in Health Care: Patient Orientation." They come with instructor
and student manuals for safe patient handling classes, and a CD-ROM
with additional resource materials.
Supplier: Oregon OSHA
350 Winter Street NE
Room 430
Salem, OR 97301-3882
Safe Patient Handling Series
"Safe Patient Handling" is a series of four programs
which are designed to show how to correctly and safely transfer
and life patients and avoid injury to the lifter.
- The Shoulder Lift
- The Modified Cradle Lift
- The Combination Lift
- The Log Roll
- Supine to Side-Lying
- Moving up the Bed
- Supine to Sitting Over Side of Bed
½ inch VHS videocassette – 11 minutes
- Moving a Patient from Bed to Chair
- Top and Tail Lift
- Shoulder Lift
- Pivot Transfer
- Pivot Transfer – Alternative
- Standing Transfer
- Stepping Transfer
- Stepping Transfer – Alternative
- Frame Transfer
½ inch VHS videocassette – 11 minutes
- Moving a Patient from Bed to Trolley
- Emergency Turn
- Glide Boards
- Jordan Frame
- Canvas and Poles
- The Log Lift
½ inch VHS videocassette – 13 minutes
- Mechanical Lifting Devices
Highlights the importance of the use of mechanical lifting devices
in the appropriate situations
½ inch VHS videocassette – 17 minutes
Supplier: SafetyCare, Inc.
26161
La Paz Road, Suite A
Mission
Viejo, CA 92691
(800)
323-6638
The Parra Method of Patient Transfers
This video was developed for hospital and healthcare industry
employers to help maintain a strong emphasis on prevention of
back injuries.
The Parra Technique and other patient transfers:
- Provides information on methods and general discussion of patient
transfers
- Specific for nursing and patient transportation employees
- Includes videotape of "Parra Technique" method of
patient transfer which involves no lifting of patient
- Demonstration and workshop session format
- Can be done alone or in conjunction with supporting back safety
videos
½ inch VHS videocassette – 23 min.
Supplier: MHA Service Corporation
6215
West St. Joseph Highway
Lansing,
MI 48917
(517)
323-3443
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