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Dear Subscriber,
Welcome to the latest issue of Safe Lifting News, a pro bono electronic newsletter designed to keep you informed about what’s happening in the world of safe patient lifting and caregiver injury prevention.
Please take our Reader Poll… and consider asking a question in our popular column, "Ask the Lift Doctor," using the link below.
Warm regards,
Melissa Nowitz
Editor, Safe Lifting News
melissa.nowitz@liko.com |
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Monthly Reader Poll
How would you rate your facility in terms of implementing a safe lifting program? |
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Reading Room
The Link between Safe Patient Handling and Patient Outcomes in Long-Term Care
This CE-qualified study by Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN et al (Rehabilitation NURSING, Jan/Feb 2008) documents the relationship between safe patient handling and quality of care measures. You may find this a valuable resource in gaining support for a program, or sustaining one in your facility. Click here. |
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Hospital Tests Patient Lift Technologies; Improves Quality of Care
A recently released white paper details how a Michigan hospital improved patient care - and reduced manual lifting injuries – by testing new products and designs utilizing a mock-up patient room in an effort to implement forward-looking patient handling technologies. The white paper, entitled “Michigan Hospital Leads the Way with Patient-Focused Environments and Leading-Edge Patient Lifting Technologies,” is available for free download here. |
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New Zealand bulletin on international safe lifting results
Issued by the NZ Department of Labour, this overview bulletin will provide you with summaries of several international studies documenting the results and savings (both direct and indirect) of implementing safe lifting programs. Click here. |
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Spinal Precautions for Lateral Transfers
Are there any innovative ways to laterally transfer a patient using a ceiling lift while maintaining spinal precautions? |
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Tracy Morgan,
VCH Canada |
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Contra-Indications for Total Lifts
Are there any contra-indications to using a Total Lift? Are there any situations where extra caution is required? |
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Monica Brechka,
Community Therapy Services Inc. |
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