
Did you know...
- Nurses working in the healthcare industry have the third highest rate of back injuries of any occupation in the U.S.
- The vast majority of all nursing injuries are related to patient transfers.
- 70% of patients require some assistance to be transferred. Of that group, 30% require total assistance.
What is Medcare’s Injury Prevention Solution?
Medcare offers a step-by-step approaches to injury prevention and reduction—ZBI, The Zero Back Injury System. ZBI reduces staff injuries due to resident/patient transfers by 40% thus reducing workers comp insurance premiums.