Overall risk index for patient transfers in total assistance mode executed by emergency medical technician-paramedics in real work situations
Type de document
Études primaires
Année de publication
2019
Langue
Anglais
Titre de la revue
Applied Ergonomics
Première page
177
Dernière page
185
Résumé
Few studies have quantified the risk of musculoskeletal disorders during patient transfers in total assistance mode in real-life prehospital emergency care situations. An index to assess the overall risk of patient transfers was created; it makes it possible to quantify risk based on the patient's position and the height of the patient's location. An analysis of 71 transfers executed by paramedics in actual work situations showed that moving a patient from the ground was characterized by acute sagittal flexions and axial rotations, respectively, 42% and 12% of the time. When the patient was lying on a raised surface, the lifting index and perceived exertion were the lowest (2.55; easy). According to the overall risk index, patient transfers from the ground are the riskiest. Paramedics execute many risky lifts even in favorable patient handling contexts.
Mots-clés
Sauveteur-secouriste, First-aid attendant, Ambulance, Troubles musculosquelettiques, Musculoskeletal disease, Évaluation du risque, Hazard evaluation, Maux de dos, Backache, Charge physique, Physical workload, Manutention manuelle, Manual handling, Technicien ambulancier, Transport de personnes, Transport of persons
Numéro de projet IRSST
0099-8190
Citation recommandée
Larouche, D., Bellemare, M., Prairie, J., Hegg-Deloye, S. et Corbeil, P. (2019). Overall risk index for patient transfers in total assistance mode executed by emergency medical technician-paramedics in real work situations. Applied Ergonomics, 74, 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.08.029