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Plan Now, Save Later:
Explore the Future of O.R. Safety
Olympus offers solutions that help protect patients and the staff that cares for them.
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Examples of Safe Patient Handling Cost Savings
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Live Demo at AORN:
Olympus invites you to visit booth #1453 for a LIVE demo on Safe Patient Handling and O.R. Safety Solutions and pick up your CE study guide!
Join us for a patient handling demo of the integrated O.R. Patient Lift, learn how to create a safer operating environment for surgical staff with K “Lights-On Laparoscopy” and discover how to reduce the exposure of harmful smoke with our Automatic Smoke Evacuation through our live presentations.
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Clinical References
1. Stenger, K., L.A. Montgomery, and E. Briesemeister. 2007. Creating a culture of change through implementation of a safe patient handling program.
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 19(2): 213-222.
2. Yordy, A. 2011. Case study: Sacred Heart Medical Center. The Hastings Center Report. 41(1): 25-26, 52.
See assembly.state.ny.us/comm WorkPlaceSafe/20110527a/index.pdf
3. Celona, J., E. Hall, and J. Forte. Making a business case for safe handling. Presented at the 2010 West Coast Safe Patient Handling and Movement Conference. September 2010; San Diego, California. As cited in: Gallagher, S. M., W. Charney, and L.D. McGinley. 2010. Clinical nursing education series: Rethinking lift teams. Bariatric Times. 7(11): 18-23.
4. Lancman, R., K. L. T. Wright, and R. Gottfried. 2011. Safe Patient Handling in New York: Short Term Costs Yield Long Term Results.
5. Nelson, A., M. Matz, F. Chen, K. Siddharthan, J. Lloyd, and G. Fragala. 2006. Development and evaluation of a multifaceted ergonomics program to prevent injuries associated with patient handling tasks. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 43: 717-733.
6. Siddharthan, K., A. Nelson, H. Tiesman, and F. Chen. 2005. Cost-effectiveness of a multifaceted program for safe patient handling. Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. 05-0021-1(3): 347-358.