Abstract
Article: Can Teaching Ultrasound Ergonomics to Ultrasound Practitioners Reduce White Knuckles and Transducer Grip Force?
Authors: Gill Harrison, MSc, DMU, PFHEA, PgC L&T in HE, DCR(R), Dip CHP(MT), Allison Harris, MSc, DMU, HDCR, DCR(R), PgCAP, FHEA, and David Flinton, EdD, MSc, BSc(Hons), PGCE(HE), SFHEA, DCR(T)
Category: Musculoskeletal [MSK]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Can Teaching Ultrasound Ergonomics to Ultrasound Practitioners Reduce White Knuckles and Transducer Grip Force?” you will be able to:
Understand how grip force can cause work-related upper-limb disorders
Understand how other factors contribute to work-related upper-limb disorders and work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Learn how ergonomic training can help to reduce grip force
Inexperienced sonographers are likely to suffer injury due to: Increased grip force to the transducer from longer scan time Increased workload demands Increased workload for the number of obese patients Poor posture
In the article, grip strength is associated with: Increased risk of injury Muscle mass and function Age and size of the sonographer Scanning obese patients
A dynamometer was used to: Measure poor posture Measure maximum grip strength Measure the strength of the nonscanning hand Measure grip strength while scanning a variety of patients
An ergometer emits an intense sound when: Muscles are relaxed Muscles are stimulated Grip force is increased Muscles are under strain
After ergonomic intervention: There was no improvement Photos and videos were taken There was a significant impact on grip force Improvements in ultrasound equipment were suggested
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