Safe Patient Handling and Its Role in Physical and Occupational Therapy with Susan Diffenderfer

90% of all Physical and Occupational Therapists will suffer an
occupational injury in their career.  One in every six will
change jobs or careers as a result of a work-related
musculoskeletal injury.  There are tools available such as
lift, slides, and slings, but they are not always used.


On today’s episode of the MEMIC Safety Experts Podcast Susan
Diffenderfer, Physical Therapist and Safety Management Consultant
with MEMIC and I explore Safe Patient Handling tools, ergonomics,
and how a change in a point of view can help prevent Physical and
Occupational Therapist injuries.


Links and resources:


·         Cause,
Prevalence, and Response to Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries
Reported by Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants
| Physical Therapy | Oxford Academic (oup.com) - Holden


·         Work-related
musculoskeletal disorders among physical therapists - PubMed
(nih.gov) – Bork, B.E.


·         Work-Related
Activities Associated with Injury in Occupational and Physical
Therapists - PMC (nih.gov) – Darragh, Amy


·         Effect of a
safe patient handling program on rehabilitation outcomes - PubMed
(nih.gov) – Campo, Marc


·         SPH Techniques
Video 5: Strategies for rehab nursing and rehab therapists -
YouTube – NYSLabor safe patient handling techniques video
series  www.dol.ny.gov


·         Safe Patient
Handling and Movement | APTA – American Physical Therapy
Association


·        
policy-e14-20211115.pdf (aota.org) – American Occupational
Therapy Association Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Policy


·         Safe Patient
Handling Toolkit | ARN (rehabnurse.org) – Association of
Rehabilitation Nurses


·         Work-related
musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapists: prevalence,
severity, risks, and responses - PubMed (nih.gov) – Cromie, JE


·         Healthcare -
Safe Patient Handling | Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (osha.gov)


·         Safe Patient
Handling and Mobility (SPHM) | NIOSH | CDC


·         ASPHP |
Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals


·         Implementation
of a Safe Patient Handling Program in a Multihospital Health
System From Inception to Sustainability: Successes Over 8 Years
and Ongoing Challenges (sagepub.com) – Olinski, Christine


·        
Safe-patient-handling equipment in therapy practice: implications
for rehabilitation - PubMed (nih.gov) – Darragh, Amy


·         OSHA3708.pdf –
Safe Patient Handling Fact Brochure


·         Work-related
musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapists: a prospective
cohort study with 1-year follow-up - PubMed (nih.gov) – Campo,
Marc