Body Mechanics

1. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
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2. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
 The efficient movement and balance
of the body
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3. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
Reasons for use:
Best use of muscles
Makes lifting, pulling, and pushing easier
Prevents unnecessary fatigue and strain
Saves energy
Prevents injury
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4. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
1- Maintain a broad base of support
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5. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
2- Bend at the hips and knees;
get close to the person or object
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Body Mechanics
3- Use the strongest muscles
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Body Mechanics
4- Use your body weight to help push
or pull
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8. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
5- Carry heavy objects close to the body
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Body Mechanics
6- Avoid twisting the body
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Body Mechanics
7- Avoid bending for extended periods
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11. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics
8- Get help if the person or object is too
heavy for you to lift
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12. Healthcare Professional Safety
Body Mechanics Rules:
1 Maintain a broad base
of support
2 Bend at the hips and
knees to get close to
the person or object
3 Use the strongest
muscles
4 Use your body weight
to help push, or pull
5 Carry heavy objects
close to the body
6 Avoid twisting the body
7 Avoid bending for
extended periods
8 Get help if the person
or object is too heavy
for you to lift
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