Bell F
Department of Physiotherapy, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, U.K.
Int J Nurs Stud. 1987;24(4):331-7. doi: 10.1016/0020-7489(87)90026-5.
Mechanical patient-lifting devices have been available for hospital use for at least the past 100 yr. Mobile hoists have been available since the 1950s and the most common U.K. hospital mobile hoist, the Mecanaids' Ambulift, has been available since 1966. Recent investigations have confirmed that these devices are not being used to any significant extent to ease most of the patient-lifting problems in hospital wards. Attention to four variables, the patient, the attendant, the task and the environment, is essential in determining the right systematic approach to equipment design and selection.
至少在过去的100年里，医院就已经有了病人机械搬运设备。自20世纪50年代起就有了移动升降机，而英国医院最常用的移动升降机——梅卡奈兹公司的“救护升降机”自1966年起就已出现。最近的调查证实，这些设备在很大程度上并未被用于缓解医院病房中大多数病人搬运问题。在确定正确的设备设计和选择系统方法时，关注病人、护理人员、任务和环境这四个变量至关重要。
