Citation

Stubbs B. J. Psychiatr. Ment. Health Nurs. 2009; 16(4): 395-400.

Affiliation

St Andrews Healthcare, Northampton, UK. bstubbs@standrew.co.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01354.x

PMID

19383020

Abstract

Staff are injured more frequently than patients during the implementation of physical interventions. In essence the application of physical interventions is a form of manual handling, where the aggressive patient is the 'load'. In the non-mental healthcare environment, manual handling contributes to a large chunk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Applying physical interventions against an agitated and aggressive human load is a risk factor for injuries being sustained. This paper discusses physical interventions as a manual handling procedure as a possible explanation of injuries sustained to nursing staff from being in a team applying physical interventions. Possible strategies to reduce the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders from physical interventions are discussed.

Language: en