Question

While transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a two-person transfer, Dianne sustains a back injury. What did Dianne MOST LIKELY do to obtain this injury? (1 point) Responses use her back muscles to lift instead of keeping her legs straight use her back muscles to lift instead of keeping her legs straight shift her weight from her back leg to her front leg as the patient moved shift her weight from her back leg to her front leg as the patient moved use her back muscles to lift instead of bending her legs use her back muscles to lift instead of bending her legs bend her legs and lift with a coworker using a count of three

Answer 1

Dianne MOST LIKELY sustained her back injury by using her back muscles to lift instead of bending her legs. This commonly leads to injuries as it places excessive strain on the back, rather than utilizing the stronger leg muscles for lifting.