Tip - Rules of Body Mechanics When Lifting Patients | eHow

Transferring patients--from bed to chair, chair to gurney, and so on--is a basic skill of the health professions. Everyone from EMTs to MDs have to know how to do it. It is simple, but if done incorrectly, it can result in painful injuries that can sideline workers for months, or even permanently. To prevent this from happening to you, follow a...