DES MOINES, IA— Jak Rescue announces the release of their State-of-the-Art Lifting Device! The Patented JAK Harness is a lifting device used by Fire and Emergency Medical Personnel for lifting and ...

Nursing employees have historically been taught to use “proper body mechanics” to safely lift and move patients, but researchers concluded there is no safe way to manually complete the task, according ...

Cody, WY, June 29, 2020 — The Woodstock Fire Department responded to a call where a 500 lb. man slid out of his chair and needed lift assistance. As this was the second call from the same patient in ...

Musculoskeletal injuries remain a major hazard for nurses and nursing assistants in hospitals, home health, and other settings, presenters stressed during an ASSP Safety 2019 session on June 11. Jun ...

Healthcare industry officials and researchers claim that most U.S. hospitals have not acted aggressively when it comes to protecting their nursing staff from injuries due to lifting and moving ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From the start of rehabilitation, it took a median of 1 day for patients given a mobile patient lift to stand vs ...