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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180627T054500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180627T191500
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URL:https://www.ergonomics.org.au/events/sa-branch-pd-event-powering-emerg
 ency-services-into-the-future/
SUMMARY:SA Branch PD event: POWERING EMERGENCY SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE
DESCRIPTION:HFESA Professional Development Event – Save the date !\nWedne
 sday 27th June 2018\, 5.45 pm until approx.. 7.15 pm:\n\nThere is no charg
 e for this event.\n\nPOWERING EMERGENCY SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE Presented
  by Peter Pollnitz\, SA Health\nPowered stretchers reduce physical demands
  and improve safety for paramedics and patients\n\nAmbulance clinicians fa
 ce high physical demands and are at a high risk for musculoskeletal injury
 .\n\nThe introduction of powered stretchers was a major undertaking of SA 
 Ambulance to reduce the manual task risks and resulting incidences and inj
 uries associated with manual drop leg stretchers.\n\nThe presentation will
  describe the procurement process and subsequent roll out strategy of powe
 red stretchers and loading systems throughout SA Ambulance.\n\nThe impleme
 ntation of powered stretchers in 2017 has resulted in changes to the manua
 l tasks performed and the physical demands experienced by SAAS ambulance c
 linicians.\nPowered stretcher implementation has resulted in reduced lifti
 ng requirements\, reduced push/pull forces\, a reduced likelihood of tippi
 ng or stretcher collapse and the elimination of forceful gripping to opera
 te stretcher levers. The decrease in physical demands has already produced
  a significant reduction in incidents and injuries.\n\nThe new stretchers 
 have changed the way in which ambulance clinicians work\, and altered the 
 physical and psychological demands of their jobs. The influence of the str
 etchers on paramedics\, patients\, and other stakeholders are discussed. T
 he presentation provides examples\, strategies and warnings applicable to 
 large scale equipment procurement in a variety of patient care settings.\n
 \nPeter Pollnitz - Biography\nPeter Pollnitz is the Program Manager WorkFi
 t &amp\; Wellbeing at SA Health. He manages a team of Allied Health Profes
 sionals and develops strategy in in the areas of ergonomic consultancy\, m
 anual tasks training\, injury prevention and management\, and fitness for 
 work across SA Health.\n\nPeter is a Physiotherapist with post graduate qu
 alifications in Management\, Training and Education\, and Clinical Rehabil
 itation.\n\nRegister your interest now!
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LOCATION:Corporate Health Group\,  10 Railway Terrace\, Mile End\, Adelaide
 \, Australia
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