Patient handling in the healthcare sector : a guide for risk management with MAPO methodology (movement and assistance of hospital patients) /: a guide for risk management with MAPO methodology (movement and assistance of hospital patients). (2014)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Patient handling in the healthcare sector : a guide for risk management with MAPO methodology (movement and assistance of hospital patients) /: a guide for risk management with MAPO methodology (movement and assistance of hospital patients). (2014)
- Main Title:
- Patient handling in the healthcare sector : a guide for risk management with MAPO methodology (movement and assistance of hospital patients)
- Further Information:
- Note: Olga Menoni, Natale Battevi, and Silvia Cairoli.
- Authors:
- Menoni, Olga
Battevi, Natale
Cairoli, Silvia - Contents:
- Introduction: A Brief History of the MAPO Index Equation and Relationship with a Specific Preventive Plan; ; A Review of Work-Related MSDs in Caregivers; Introduction; Definitions; A Brief Overview of the Pathogenesis; Risk Factors; Magnitude of the Problem; Epidemiological Studies on Clinical Effects among Healthcare Workers Assigned to Manual Patient-Handling Tasks; The International Experience; The Italian Experience; Conclusions; ; Manual Handling in the Healthcare Sector: The International Approach to Risk Assessment; Introduction; Risk Assessment Methods in the International Literature; Guidelines for the Prevention of Risk due to Patient Handling; ISO-CEN Technical Report; ; Manual Patient-Handling Risks: Occupational Biomechanics (Biomechanical Hazards of Manual Patient Handling); Introduction; The Study of Occupational Biomechanics; Occupational Biomechanics Studies in Manual Patient Handling; ; Methods and Criteria for Analyzing Manual Patient Handling by Healthcare Workers; Introduction; Organizational Analysis; Patient-Handling Operators; Description and Number of Dependent Patients; Description of Operator Training; Definition of Patient-Handling Tasks; Analysis of Patient-Handling Devices; Description of Wheelchairs; Environmental Assessment; Bathrooms; Bathrooms and Toilets; Patient Rooms; Description of Patient Beds; Criteria for Defining the Specific MAPO Index of Wards; Value of the Lifting Devices Factor (LF); Value of the Minor Aids Factor (AF); Value ofIntroduction: A Brief History of the MAPO Index Equation and Relationship with a Specific Preventive Plan; ; A Review of Work-Related MSDs in Caregivers; Introduction; Definitions; A Brief Overview of the Pathogenesis; Risk Factors; Magnitude of the Problem; Epidemiological Studies on Clinical Effects among Healthcare Workers Assigned to Manual Patient-Handling Tasks; The International Experience; The Italian Experience; Conclusions; ; Manual Handling in the Healthcare Sector: The International Approach to Risk Assessment; Introduction; Risk Assessment Methods in the International Literature; Guidelines for the Prevention of Risk due to Patient Handling; ISO-CEN Technical Report; ; Manual Patient-Handling Risks: Occupational Biomechanics (Biomechanical Hazards of Manual Patient Handling); Introduction; The Study of Occupational Biomechanics; Occupational Biomechanics Studies in Manual Patient Handling; ; Methods and Criteria for Analyzing Manual Patient Handling by Healthcare Workers; Introduction; Organizational Analysis; Patient-Handling Operators; Description and Number of Dependent Patients; Description of Operator Training; Definition of Patient-Handling Tasks; Analysis of Patient-Handling Devices; Description of Wheelchairs; Environmental Assessment; Bathrooms; Bathrooms and Toilets; Patient Rooms; Description of Patient Beds; Criteria for Defining the Specific MAPO Index of Wards; Value of the Lifting Devices Factor (LF); Value of the Minor Aids Factor (AF); Value of the Wheelchair Factor (WF); Value of the Environmental Factor (EF); Value of the Training Factor (TF); Characteristics of Italian Extended Care Facilities; MAPO Risk Estimation and Screening; Ward Characteristics with Respect to Different Shift Schedules; ; MAPO Index Validation: Studies on the Association with WMSDs; Introduction; Results and Description of Exposure Levels in Study Wards; Relationship between MAPO Exposure Index and Acute Low-Back Pain in the Previous Months; MAPO Screening Method: Validation Study; Results and Description of Exposure Levels in Study Wards; Relationship between the MAPO Screening Index and Acute Low-Back Pain during the Previous Months; Reference Values; ; Analysis of Patient-Handling Tasks in Operating Rooms; Introduction; Data Collection Protocol; Operators Involved in Patient-Handling Activities; Description and Number of Surgical Procedures; Description and Quantification of Handling Maneuvers; Example of Description and Quantification of Disabled-Patient-Handling Tasks ; Description of Operator Training; On-Site Inspection; Analysis of Patient-Handling Devices; Adequacy of the Environment; Example of On-Site Inspection: Description of Equipment and Environment/Furnishings; ; Estimated Risk Exposure in Surgical Unit and Summary of Risk Factors; Equipment Factor; Stretcher Factor, Environment Factor; Training Factor; ; Analysis of Outpatient Services and Day Hospital; Introduction; Data Collection Sheet: Organizational Aspects; Quantification of the Average Number of NC and PC Patients; Description and Quantification of Disabled Patient-Handling Tasks; Example of Quantification of Lifting Maneuvers; Description of Patient-Handling Assistive Devices; Adequacy of Environment and Furnishings; Assessment of MPH Risk Exposure in Outpatient Services: Summary and Criteria for Estimating Exposure; ; Emergency Department: Setting Up Preventive Strategies for Manual Patient Handling ; Presentation; Information Gathering: The Data Collection Sheet; Organizational Aspects; On-Site Inspection: Description of Patient-Handling Equipment; On-Site Inspection: Assessment of Space and Furnishings; Risk Exposure Assessment: Final Overview; ; Procedures and Tools for Choosing Adequate Equipment ; Introduction; Approaches to Choosing Adequate Lifting Aids; Approaches to Choosing Height-Adjustable Stretchers; Approaches to Choosing Patient Beds; Approaches to Choosing Minor Aids; Approaches to Choosing Wheelchairs; Approaches to Choosing Patient Washing Aids; ; Definition and Management of Preventive Planning ; Introduction; Approaches to Staff Training; Testing the Effectiveness of Preventive Strategies; Mapping Risk in a Hospital: Examples of Procedures and Applications; Other Effectiveness-Testing Tools; ; Examples of Manual Patient-Handling Risk Assessment in Various Wards ; References ; Index ; … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
- Subjects:
- 363.15
Medical personnel -- Health and hygiene
Patients -- Positioning
Transport of sick and wounded
Industrial accidents -- Prevention - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781482217193
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781482217186
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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