PROTECTING YOUR BODY AT WORK (3 Programs)
In an average workday, healthcare workers are required to stand or sit for long periods of time and lift heavy, cumbersome weight, often non-ambulatory patients, sometimes in awkward positions or in confined spaces such as bathrooms. As a result, healthcare workers have the highest rate of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of all occupations.
This series helps healthcare workers protect themselves from these injuries through an understanding of basic body mechanics, leverage, balance and the force of gravity to help move more safely, and through the use of lifting strategies and assistive devices to prevent injury.
PROTECTING YOUR BODY AT WORK Part One YOUR MUSCLES AND BONES
This program will explain how the muscles and bones of the body work together to move, and describes common back injuries that can occur from moving incorrectly.
13 minutes
After completion, the learner should be able to:
*Describe the arrangement of muscles in antagonistic pairs
*List the 5 regions and 4 curves of the vertebral column
*Differentiate between a sprain and a strain injury to the back
*Describe the three important keys to helping avoid back and other musculoskeletal injuries
PROTECTING YOUR BODY AT WORK Part 2 THE MECHANICS OF LIFTING AND MOVING
This program demonstrates and describes the mechanics of lifting and moving weight, including using appropriate muscle groups, using the center of gravity, and balance.
13 minutes
After completion, the learner should be able to:
*Identify muscle groups typically used in lifting and moving weight
*Describe three components of the mechanical principles of lifting and moving
*Describe the body mechanics involved with sitting
PROTECTING YOUR BODY AQT WORK Part 3 MOVING PATIENTS SAFELY This program demonstrates and describes ways healthcare workers can maintain their own safety and avoid injury when they move, turn, and ambulate patients, and when to obtain the assistance of another person or a lifting device. 15 minutes
After completion, the learner should be able to:
*Assess and plan patient moves
*Safely move a patient confined to a bed with and without a lift sheet
*Safely transfer a patient to a chair and wheelchair
*Safely ambulate with a patient
*Safely assist a falling patient to the ground
*Describe when to use a lifting device
ALL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY AS WELL AS WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING UPON REQUEST
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