Just like CPR you want the person performing it to know how to do it right. Miss any one of the basic 7 steps for safe patient transfer and you increase the transfer load. Increase the transfer load and you increase the strain. Increase the strain and you produce pain. Pain is the result of injury in progress. Learn the correct technique for patient handling. mrswivel.com
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