SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOVEMENT Table 5. Measured Push Forces for Operating Room Equipment
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As part of the preoperative fall risk evalua- tion, include an assessment of the patient’s • age,288 • history of previous falls,282,283,289 • medication use (eg, substance abuse, pre- operative sedatives),283,289,290
• level of consciousness (eg, alert, lethar- gic),282,283,288,291