• G Ital Med Lav Ergon · Jul 2011

    [Reduction of injuries related to manual handling of patients: two preventive methods used in five Ferrara district hospitals].

    • Alessandra Concordia, Alice Vaccari, Enrico Casimirri, Mariarita Stendardo, Ferroni Rossella, Guido Tonetto, Marco Nardini, and Piera Boschetto.
    • Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Sezione di Igiene e Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Ferrara. alessandraconcordia@yahoo.it
    • G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2011 Jul 1;33(3 Suppl):269-70.

    AimsTo evaluate the effectiveness of two training programs on the reduction of injuries from manual handling of patients in five hospitals under the district of Ferrara.Materials And MethodsWe analyzed injuries that occurred between 2002 and 2010. In 2004/2005 and 2008/2010 the health-care workers underwent to two different training programs. In 2007, the hospitals purchased assistive devices.ResultsIn 2006 there were 82 accidents. After the acquisition of the assistive devices (2007) and the new training program (2008/2010), the accidents dropped to 32.ConclusionsThe results highlight the effectiveness of the combined training programs and assistive devices in reducing the number of accidents.

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