Evidence-Based Patient Handling: Techniques and Equipment

Evidence-Based Patient Handling: Techniques and Equipment
ISBN-10
1134578105
ISBN-13
9781134578108
Series
Evidence-Based Patient Handling
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2005-07-05
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Pat Alexander, Emma Crumpton, Brian Fletcher

Description

Providing care and treatment for patients usually requires moving and handling activities associated with high rates of back injuries. The personal and financial cost of back pain and injuries to health staff means there is an urgent need to improve practice in this area. Over the past twenty years a number of guidelines have been published, however, these have been based on professional consensus rather than evidence. Evidence-Based Patient Handling tackles the challenge of producing an evidence base to support clinical practice and covers tasks, equipment and interventions. This book questions previously held opinions about moving and handling and provides the foundation for future practice.

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