Other Hazards
Other hazardous actions that can cause ergonomic injuries due to overexertion include:
- trying to stop a patient from falling or picking patient/residents up from floor or bed
- performing multiple lifts per shift (more than 20)
- lifting alone, no available staff to help
- lifting uncooperative, confused patients
- lifting patients who cannot support their own weight
When necessary, ask another staff member to help lift a patient from a sitting position.
- moving patients who are overweight (bariatric patients)
- stretching to lift or pull patients or objects
- working in awkward postures created by the task
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1-3. A hazardous action that can cause ergonomic injuries due to overexertion is _____.
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