HCTW news: Free resource includes patient lifting tips, tools
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, August 6, 2008
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A new toolkit aimed at helping nurses avoid patient lift injuries was recently unveiled to hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to Occupational Hazards.
The free toolkit is available through Liko, a leading supplier of patient lift and transfer solutions, on their Safe Lifting Portal Web site. It includes articles on determining the best lifting strategies, reducing infection risk from lifts and slings, and other topics. The toolkit also offers general guidelines for safe patient handling and how to achieve caregiver buy-in for educational programs.
Additionally, the toolkit comes with a monthly electronic newsletter and a question-and-answer column called "Ask the Lift Doctor." The manufacturer also includes pamphlets and posters on injury prevention that providers can use to raise awareness on this safety issue.
Sources: Safe Lifting Portal, Occupational Hazards, Fox Business
Other articles of interest:
Lift teams increase workplace safety
Patient-lifting equipment reduces strain, injuries
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