Patient handling in India—Evidence from a pilot study

Background: Manual handling forms an important part of a health care worker's daily routine. Faulty techniques may result in musculoskeletal injuries in health workers and further injury to patients. Objectives: In our study, we assessed the techniques of patient moving and handling by health c...

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Main Authors: Nidhin Koshy, Sheetal Sriraman, Yogeesh D Kamat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=3;spage=1397;epage=1402;aulast=Koshy