Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction : A Brief History of the MAPO Index Equation and Relationship with a Specific Preventive Plan; Chapter 2: A Review of Work-Related MSDs in Caregivers; Chapter 3: Manual Handling in the Healthcare Sector : The International Approach to Risk Assessment; Chapter 4: Manual Patient-Handling Risks : Occupational Biomechanics (Biomechanical Hazards of Manual Patient Handling); Chapter 5: Methods and Criteria for Analyzing Manual Patient Handling by Healthcare Workers
Chapter 6: MAPO Index Validation : Studies on the Association with WMSDsChapter 7: Analysis of Patient-Handling Tasks in Operating Rooms; Chapter 8: Analysis of Outpatient Services and Day Hospital; Chapter 9: Emergency Department : Setting Up Preventive Strategies for Manual Patient Handling; Chapter 10: Procedures and Tools for Choosing Adequate Equipment; Chapter 11: Definition and Management of Preventive Planning; Chapter 12: Examples of Manual Patient-Handling Risk Assessment in Various Wards; References; Back Cover
Summary
Hospital staff and caregivers are regularly exposed to biomechanical overload risk, particularly at spine and shoulder level-a risk factor that will continue to rise with the progressive aging of the population. Patient Handling in the Healthcare Sector: A Guide for Risk Management with MAPO Methodology (Movement and Assistance of Hospital Patients) details the analysis of patient handling risk using the MAPO method in different areas of healthcare and helps you develop strategies to mitigate them. Focusing on the organization of work, this approach gives you the tools
