STRYKER hospital beds, theatre trolleys and patient stretchers are specially designed for comfort and security. Long transports and heavy patients can all increase the risk of back and shoulder injury for the caregiver – a major cause of sickness among NHS staff (Boorman, 2009).
However, Stryker uses proven ergonomic design and exclusive features to help reduce the effort and risk involved – an approach that the company describes as “BackSmart”. Nurses are also discovering Stryker’s new flagship range of Prime stretchers which offer powered features that take the hard work out of patient positioning and transport, leaving them more time and energy to focus on their patients.
