Caregivers assisting patients to move from their bed to wheelchair, wheelchair to toilet or other seated surface does not have to be a struggle. Everyone uses number rules to summarize information, so here is a rule for assisting patients to
The magic of timeless leverage principles are easy to see. These principles were powerful enough to build a pyramid. Just try to move any appliance by yourself without any tools and see what happens. You will probably say, “Are you
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 80 percent of all back and shoulder injuries are due to handling and transferring patients. In other words, nearly 80 percent of all back injuries are related to over exertion from lifting,