A biomechanical evaluation of potential ergonomic solutions for use by firefighter and EMS providers when lifting heavy patients in their homes - Lavender SA, Sommerich CM, Bigelow S, Weston EB, Seagren K, Pay NA, Sillars D, Ramachandran V, Sun C, Xu Y, Marras WS.

This study investigated the biomechanical efficacy of four devices that could be used by two-person teams when lifting patients from the floor, from a recl...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news