Evidence Based Practice Safe Patient Handling Evidence-Based Practice March 27, 2012 by Elena Noble, MPT
A therapist practices safe patient lifting by transferring a woman from a treatment table using the Rifton TRAM
Safe patient handling is big. Some states have already passed legislation supporting this trend in healthcare and many hospitals and institutions are implementing “no lift” or “zero lift” programs with much success. In these instances success is described in terms of decreased staff injuries, decreased workers’ compensation monies, and improved patient experience. There is a...