MTI Leg Wrapping Solutions - Video

Hospitals lead all industries for workers losing days in cases from back pain, and many times this is from moving patients (Dimensions of Care: Back Injuries in Healthcare Workers. John T. Bielecki, MD, MPH). The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that healthcare workers occupy six of the top ten occupations at risk for back injuries.

• Nurses Aides
• Construction Workers
• Garbage Collectors
• Licensed Practical (Vocational) Nurses
• Truck Drivers
• Registered Nurses
• Health Aides
• Machinists
• Radiology Technicians
• Therapists

Because of repeated manual patient handling, according to the CDC, healthcare workers experience a higher rate of musculoskeletal disorders than workers in construction, manufacturing, and mining, usually from heavy lifting that comes from transferring and repositioning patients which often puts healthcare workers in extremely awkward postures (http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2008/
09/lifting/).

This increases the need for medical devices such as MTI's Leg Wrapping Support* that aid in lifting the patient for wrapping the leg, foot, or heel. Made primarily from aluminum for a light-weight yet very strong support, the Leg Wrapping Support* is a dual-function support providing a calf support for wrapping the foot/heel and a heel support for wrapping the rest of the leg. Available in an MTI Chair-mounted version, a mobile version†, and a removable hospital bed version†. The Leg Wrapping Support helps healthcare workers that perform these procedures thus reducing injury.

* Patent Pending
† Available November 2012