DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PATIENT TRANSFER AID FOR HOSPITALS
Author(s):
SAJEESH N, SADANANDAN R, ATHULANAND A S, AKHIL BOBAN, ANAND M B, KRISHNENDHU S, RAGESH P R, KRISHNAPRASAD C N
Keywords:
Stretcher, Conveyor Belt System
Abstract
Nurses and nursing aids continue to be one of the top professionals that suffer from Muscular skeletal disorders (MSDs) specifically lower back and shoulder injuries. This is due to the fact that, in hospitals patients are to be lifted and transferred with the help of 3 or 4 people. Hence the project aims at reducing the human involvement and the patient can be transferred with the help of single person assistance. the horizontal movement of the transfer aid is carried out by a conveyor belt system.
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Unique Paper ID: 164405
Publication Volume & Issue: Volume 10, Issue 12
Page(s): 2541 - 2545
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