| CODE | PHT1070 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Manual Handling for Health Care Professionals | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiotherapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit consist of lectures and practical sessions to teach the student the correct manual handling techniques in patient care scenarios. The lectures concentrate on the background theory and legal implications of manual handling. The practical sessions consist of closely supervised teaching sessions on the techniques required to move and handle a patient or an inanimate load safely and effectively. This will be done in a lab situation. An individual training record will be kept by the student and acknowledged by the lecturer and the respective Head of Department. The completion of the training record precedes the practical examination. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to enable students of the health care professions to obtain the competence of moving and handling a patient or an inanimate load safely and effectively, while following international standards. It also aims to enable students to transfer patients from stretcher to x-ray table and from wheel to x-ray unit and vice-versa using a pat slide and additional safe methods. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the principles of correct manual handling when moving a patient; - Explain the principles of correct manual handling when moving a load; - List the fundamental regulations associated with manual handling and lifting; - Analyse the principles of applied body mechanics in moving and lifting; - List the risk factors associated with manual handling; - Describe musculoskeletal injuries usually associated with handling; - Describe the principles of ergonomics in manual handling scenarios; - Interpret the legal obligations of the employer and the employee regarding lifting and manual handling; and - Complete a training record of the practised techniques. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess a situation for risks to the safety of the patient and the health care professional; - Construct a plan of action for the safe moving and handling of a patient or a targeted load; - Carry out correct manual handling techniques; - Carry out correct lifting techniques; and - Communicating on the correct handling techniques with other members of the team involved in handling, including the patient and the caregiver. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Occupational Health and Safety Act http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8890&l=1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK PLACES REGULATIONS http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=10723&l=1 - PROTECTION AGAINST RISKS OF BACK INJURY AT WORK PLACES REGULATIONS http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=10722&l=1 - Manual Handling at Work (NHS UK) http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg143.pdf - Mandelstam, M. (2002) Manual handling in health and social care: an A-Z of law and practice. London: Jessica Kingsley (available in the library) - Individual Training Record - Manual Handling (provided by Faculty Department) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Practical | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Victoria Massalha |
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