Evaluation of Patient Handling Devices
(left) Participant evaluating physical demands during simulated bed transportation task; (right) Participant simulating the task of turning a patient in bed
Goal
- Assess the effects of hospital bed design features on physical demands, performance, and usability during patient transportation and patient handling tasks
PI: Maury Nussbaum
Co-I: Michael Agnew
Sponsor:
- Stryker Medical