The guide to the handling of patients : introducing a safer handling policy / chairman of coordinating committee, Paul Lloyd ; contributing authors, Michael A. Adams ... [et al.].

Previous ed.: 1997.

Published in collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing a safer handling policy--Legal and professional responsibilities--Introducing a safer handling policy--Back injury in nurses-ergonomics and epidemiology--Biomechanics of low back pain--The biomechanics of human movement--The neuromuscular approach to efficient handling and moving--The management responsiblity--The interprofessional curriculum: a course for back care advisers--The occupational health service--The occupational health service--Managing change--Risk assessments: principles and preparation--Risk assessment: the practice--Safer handling in practice--Types and features of manual handling and mechanical lifting equipment--Beds: how to move people in bed--Sitting and standing--Toileting and clothing--Washing and bathing--Special handling situations--Handling babies and young children--Support in walking and the falling or fallen patient--Emergency--Unsafe lifting practices.