Lateral Tilt
Simplifying daily procedures
Safe Patient Moving & Handling
Challenges
- 20% of nurses’ working time is spent on patient mobility and handling (1)
- 47% of caregivers reported back pain (2)
- Caregivers are still at top of the number of work-related MSD’s (3)
- Nurse turns immobile patients up to 11× per shift (4)
Solutions
Lateral tilt is turning into a new gold standard in acute care that delivers premium ergonomics of caregivers.
Foot controls
Easy control of the hospital bed ensures the ergonomic position of the caregiver and effective handling of the patient.
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(1) Al Johani, W. A., & Pascua, G. P. Impacts of manual handling training and lifting devices on risks of back pain among nurses: An integrative literature review. Nurse Media Journal of Nursing. 2019 9(2), 210-230. doi:10.14710/nmjn.v9i2.26435.
(2) OSHA. Musculoskeletal disorders in the healthcare sector. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. 2020. Cited: 12 Dec 2022. Available online: https://osha.europa. eu/en/publications/musculoskeletal-disorders-healthcare-sector
(3) Number and rate of nonfatal work injuries in detailed private industries. U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. 2020. Available oline: https://www.bls.gov/charts/injuries-and-illnesses/number-and-rate-of-nonfatal-work-injuries-by-industry-subsector.htm
(4) Linet White Paper: Fighting against MSD by lateral tilt. 2023