The Connection Magazine The Connection Magazine Spring 2017 | Page 26

Injury Prevention Focus:
Educating Health Care Clients On Safe Patient Handling
BY: TUCKER E. O’DAY, MSPT, MS
“Rates of musculoskeletal
injuries from overexertion
in healthcare occupations
are among the highest
of all U.S. industries.”
IT HAPPENS in health care facilities
every day.
A male resident begins to get out of
bed, and a Certified Nurses’ Assistant
(CNA) attempts to help him stand. The
resident starts to fall, and the