The Lift Team Method for Reducing Back Injuries

Zero lift programs in small rural hospitals in Washington state: reducing back injuries among health care workers.

In Washington State, health care workers have the highest rate of compensable back injuries. Washington Hospital Services, a self-insured workers' compensation program, implemented a zero lift program in 31 of its 38 hospitals. Zero lift was defined as replacing manual lifting, transferring, and re-positioning of patients with mechanical lifting or use of other patient assist devices. This prog...

Prevention of disabling back injuries in nurses by the use of mechanical patient lift systems.

Occupational back pain in nurses (OBPN) constitutes a major source of morbidity in the health care environment. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), occupational back injury is the second leading occupational injury in the United States. Among health care personnel, nurses have the highest rate of back pain, with an annual prevalence of 40-50% and a li...

Reducing childhood pedestrian injuries.

EPIDEMIOLOGY Motor vehicles are responsible for one of every five deaths among children 1–14 years of age in the United States, and pedestrian injuries account for one fourth of them. Compared with occupant injuries, pedestrian injuries are more severe, with a fivefold higher likelihood of death among those injured. In 1998, 726 child pedestrians were killed, and at least 30 000 children were n...

The Epidemiology of Children's Team Sports Injuries.

Intervention Research for Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries

One longitudinal intervention study was conducted at a government agency to examine the effectiveness of a macroergonomic approach for implementing work organization interventions aimed at reducing musculoskeletal injuries. The intervention used a variety of methods, including worker participation, job enrichment, and teamwork to achieve a successful implementation. In this paper, results are p...