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JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 63, Issue 12, Pages 1078-1080Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002319
Keywords
hydraulic stretcher; motorized stretcher; patient transporter; workers' compensation costs; workplace injury
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health [5-TO1-0H008628]
- Health Resources and Services Administration [D33HP25770-01-00]
- Penn Medicine Prevention Research Center
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The study found that introducing motorized stretchers led to a decrease in the number of injuries and restricted work days for transporters. Additionally, transporters incurred fewer lost work days after the introduction of motorized stretchers.
Manual stretchers cause more injuries than hydraulic stretchers in workers who transport patients. Objective: To evaluate the impact of introducing motorized stretchers on transporter injuries and resultant workers' compensation costs. Methods: The number of transporters who sustained injuries related to stretcher manipulation, and associated workers' compensation costs, before and after the introduction of motorized stretchers, was determined. The Wilcoxon Rank Sum test was used to examine costs and lost and restricted workdays. Results: The number of injuries and restricted work days decreased after motorized stretchers were introduced. Transporters incurred less lost work days (median 24.5 vs 7 days, P = 0.050). Conclusions: Motorized stretchers were associated with decreased injuries and lost work days.
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