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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers: a review of causes and types of injury and best practices for reducing injury risk

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Coffin, Carolyn
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers: a review of causes and types of injury and best practices for reducing injury risk Carolyn T Coffin Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, USA Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonography professionals have a reported incidence of 90%. These disorders are defined as conditions that are either caused by or aggravated by tasks performed in the workplace. These injuries have a financial and emotional impact on the worker and affect workplace productivity and quality patient care. The causes for these injuries are multifactorial and therefore require a variety of solutions for mitigating injury risk. Sonographer work postures, work schedules, task rotation, administrative support, and ergonomic workplace equipment all enter into the formula for reducing the incidence of these disorders. Keywords: work-related musculoskeletal disorders, WRMSD, best practices, workstation, bedside studies, ergonomics, sonography
Related Links	https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=19015
e-ISSN	11791586
DOI	10.2147/rmi.s34724
Journal	Reports in Medical Imaging
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2014-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Ergonomics Sonographers Injury Risk Work Related Ergonomic Seattle Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Workplace
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Review

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