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A win-win strategy for patient transportation Putting Caregivers First with Advanced Motorized Stretchers By Dounia Benjelloun-Hack, Regional Sales Director LINET MEA
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ne example of how advanced technology can bring a significant reduction in costs and at the same time contribute to a higher value of the well-being of caregivers is powered stretchers. These motorized devices are primarily intended for the area of emergency and generally for the area of transport within the hospital, but recently these stretchers are increasingly used for the growing segment of one-day surgery. The new SPRINT 200, a stretcher with I-Driver Power technology, brings all the advantages of motorized stretchers, which, according to independent studies and internal testing, mean a significant reduction in musculoskeletal disorders.
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It is a sad fact that despite all the technological developments, nurses and non-medical professionals in the health sector are exposed to extreme risks of work-related injuries. In the case of patient transport, the increased spinal force load caused when pushing and pulling occupied beds or stretchers has been identified as a high-risk activity and can lead to work-related musculoskeletal disorders, which affect not only the lower back, the shoulders, and neck are often affected too. Several studies have found that one of the most effective means of reducing or eliminating the risk of MSDs in the case of patient transport is the motorized drive of stretchers or beds. Im-
THE NEW SPRINT 200, A STRETCHER WITH I-DRIVER POWER TECHNOLOGY, BRINGS ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF MOTORIZED STRETCHERS, WHICH, ACCORDING TO INDEPENDENT STUDIES & INTERNAL TESTING, MEAN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS.
