TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The manual handling of the aggressive patient: a review of the risk of injury to nurses
JO  - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
A1  - Stubbs, Brendon
SP  - 395
EP  - 400
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0126
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01354.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -