TY - GEN
T1 - Ergonomic assessment of patient Barrow lifting technique using digital human modeling
AU - Cao, Wen
AU - Jiang, Meng
AU - Han, Ying
AU - Khasawneh, Mohammad T.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Healthcare personnel involved in patient handling activities are often exposed to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Therefore, the objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the Barrow lifting technique using digital human modeling (DHM). This study investigates the effects of patient weight and height (PWH), clinical staff weight and height (CSWH), clinical staff position (CSP) during lift, and clinical staff gender (CSG) on the clinical staff's low back compression force (LBCF). In addition, the impact of specific postural variables was evaluated using Comfort Assessment (CA). The results of this research showed that clinical staff in the larger weight and height percentiles that are male experienced higher LBCF. While the trunk of the clinical staff member was exposed to higher flexion angles that are still in the comfort range, the ratings associated with the trunk thigh and elbow were outside the comfort range. The results of this research are of paramount importance in designing lifting protocols and training programs with the ultimate goal being a reduction in the risk of developing low back injuries.
AB - Healthcare personnel involved in patient handling activities are often exposed to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Therefore, the objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the Barrow lifting technique using digital human modeling (DHM). This study investigates the effects of patient weight and height (PWH), clinical staff weight and height (CSWH), clinical staff position (CSP) during lift, and clinical staff gender (CSG) on the clinical staff's low back compression force (LBCF). In addition, the impact of specific postural variables was evaluated using Comfort Assessment (CA). The results of this research showed that clinical staff in the larger weight and height percentiles that are male experienced higher LBCF. While the trunk of the clinical staff member was exposed to higher flexion angles that are still in the comfort range, the ratings associated with the trunk thigh and elbow were outside the comfort range. The results of this research are of paramount importance in designing lifting protocols and training programs with the ultimate goal being a reduction in the risk of developing low back injuries.
KW - Digital Human Modeling
KW - Ergonomics
KW - Patient Barrow Lifting
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84879945798
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-39182-8_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-39182-8_3
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783642391811
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 20
EP - 29
BT - Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management
T2 - 4th Int. Conf. on Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics, and Risk Management: Human Body Modeling and Ergonomics, DHM 2013, Held as Part of 15th Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013
Y2 - 21 July 2013 through 26 July 2013
ER -