Manual handling
Veterinary nursing involves LOTS of manual handling...
Regardless of how big or small the animals you care for are, it's really important that you are able to do your job without injuring either yourself, your colleagues, your clients or your patients.
The videos here demonstrate a variety of techniques that can be used to safely perform a wide variety of tasks in the veterinary practice.
Manual handling: basic lifting technique for veterinary nurses
In this video the following techniques are demonstrated:
- Basic lift
- Weight transfer
- Moving a load on/off a table
- Moving a load to/from a height
- Two person lift
- Using a pallet truck
- Using a trolley
- One-handed lift
Teagasc video: manual handling in the stable yard