Fragala Guy, Bailey Livia Pontani
Environmental Health and Safety, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA.
AAOHN J. 2003 Jun;51(6):252-9.
Recognition related to the need for ergonomic design improvements among health care workers, management and administration, and equipment manufacturers is growing. The future should bring new concepts and innovations which can provide many benefits. Beyond the potential reduction in caregiver injuries, many possibilities exist to improve patient outcomes through better equipment design. As an additional benefit, applying the principles of ergonomics may enhance and increase caregiver productivity through a reduction of patient transfers required, and by minimizing staff required to ambulate patients. Another added value to applying ergonomics to equipment design is the development of convertible furnishing which could create a reduction in operating and capital expenses by reducing the need for some furnishings. Equipment such as cardiac chairs, sling scales, patient chairs, special rental surfaces, and other features might be incorporated into bed design. Ergonomic programs make sense and provide opportunities to create win-win situations throughout the health care industry. Current and future innovations will provide improvements resulting in outcomes from which everyone will benefit. These benefits include a higher quality of work life for health care workers and an improved quality of care for patients.
医护人员、管理层和行政部门以及设备制造商对人体工程学设计改进需求的认识正在不断提高。未来应该会带来新的概念和创新，这能带来诸多益处。除了有可能减少护理人员受伤外，通过更好的设备设计改善患者治疗效果的可能性还有很多。另外一个好处是，应用人体工程学原理可通过减少所需的患者转移次数以及尽量减少协助患者行走所需的工作人员数量来提高护理人员的工作效率。将人体工程学应用于设备设计的另一个附加价值是开发可转换家具，通过减少对某些家具的需求来降低运营和资本支出。诸如心脏椅、吊秤、患者椅、特殊租赁表面及其他功能等设备可能会被纳入病床设计中。人体工程学计划是有意义的，并且为在整个医疗行业创造双赢局面提供了机会。当前和未来的创新将带来改进，从而使每个人都能受益。这些益处包括医护人员更高的工作生活质量以及患者更高的护理质量。
