Proning Pains: Recognizing the Red Flags of Body Mechanics for Health Care Workers Involved in Prone Positioning Techniques

Callihan, Michael; Kaylor, Sara K.

doi:10.1016/j.jen.2021.01.001

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“…Healthcare workers frequently are in awkward positions while performing lifting and moving tasks [ 12 , 21 ]. Previous work has identified that the tissue of the lumbar spine fails more rapidly when in a flexed position of 22.5 and 45 degrees [ 23 , 24 ].…”

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“…Participants were recruited from the College of Nursing at the university. Four participants completed the study, the majority being female (75%) with an average age of 21.7 years (21)(22) and a height of 172 cm (166-185 cm). All participants had received the initial safe patient moving and handling training provided at the college and were coached to perform the movements per textbook recommendations.…”

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“…This lack of ability to utilize the mechanical lifting device requires the healthcare workers to manually transfer the patient to the other bed. The log roll and the horizontal transfer of a patient have both previously been identified as high-risk movements for the healthcare worker [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ] yet they are necessary when providing emergency medical care.…”

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Proof of Concept Testing of Safe Patient Handling Intervention Using Wearable Sensor Technology

Callihan,

Somers,

Dinesh

et al. 2023

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Background: Healthcare workers make up one of the occupations in the United States that experience the most musculoskeletal injuries. These injuries are often related to the movement and repositioning of patients. Despite previous injury prevention attempts, injury rates remain at an unsustainable level. The purpose of this proof-of-concept study is to provide preliminary testing of the impact of a lifting intervention on common biomechanical risk factors for injury during high-risk patient movements.; Methods: A before-and-after (quasi-experimental) design was utilized to compare biomechanical risk factors before and after a lifting intervention. Kinematic data were collected using the Xsens motion capture system, while muscle activations were collected with the Delsys Trigno EMG system. Results: Improvements were noted in the lever arm distance, trunk velocity, and muscle activations during the movements following the intervention; Conclusions: The contextual lifting intervention shows a positive impact on the biomechanical risk factors for musculoskeletal injury among healthcare workers without increasing the biomechanical risk. A larger, prospective study is needed to determine the intervention’s ability to reduce injuries among healthcare workers.

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Proof of Concept Testing of Safe Patient Handling Intervention Using Wearable Sensor Technology

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Somers,

Dinesh

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“…There is a significant risk of musculoskeletal injury to the staff during repositioning of patients 8 , which is likely even higher during proning 9 . Thus, using a ceiling-lift or a proning bed should always be the first choice for obese patients 5 .…”

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Manual proning of a morbidly obese COVID-19 patient: A case report

Salciute-Simene

2022

Australian Critical Care

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Save Your Back: Comparison of the Compressive Force on the Lower Back Based on Differences in the Training Techniques

Callihan,

McCoy,

Reed

et al. 2024

Journal of Emergency Nursing

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Proning Pains: Recognizing the Red Flags of Body Mechanics for Health Care Workers Involved in Prone Positioning Techniques

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Proof of Concept Testing of Safe Patient Handling Intervention Using Wearable Sensor Technology

Proof of Concept Testing of Safe Patient Handling Intervention Using Wearable Sensor Technology

Manual proning of a morbidly obese COVID-19 patient: A case report

Save Your Back: Comparison of the Compressive Force on the Lower Back Based on Differences in the Training Techniques

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