[MCOH-EH] lifting heavy linen
Sonya Meyers
smeyers at gmail.com
Thu May 9 15:55:27 PDT 2024
Hi Jolene (and the rest of the list),
I love your idea of giving the linen bags a "Roux-en-Y"! It's so brilliant
and easy. I am willing to bet a nickel that a local tailoring shop can do
this in a jiffy.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at AOHC in Orlando in a few weeks.
Warm regards,
Sonya Jo
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Sonya Jo Meyers, MD MPH FACOEM
On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 8:43 AM Jolene Mitchell <
mitchell.jolene7020 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Engineer out the issue order and dispense bags that are 1/2 size or sew
> the bottom so it provides a handle and permits 1/2 the volume.
>
> Just a thought
>
> Jolene Mitchell, DO Mitchell.jolene7020 at gmail.com C: 502-510-7221
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> On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM Lesoski, Darryl via MCOH-EH <
> mcoh-eh at mylist.net> wrote:
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>> Here is what we have done (see response from our team below). As you can
>> see, I asked for input from our work injury team as I am not aware to most
>> of these changes BUT I did know we worked on it within our medical system.
>> 😊
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>> Hi Darryl – EVS put signs on all the linen hampers that the bags are to
>> be pulled when they are ¾ full. The EVS staff has been trained to either,
>> split a heavy bag into two or if it is happening repeatedly in an area, the
>> EVS staff has been told to make the Charge on the floor aware and refuse to
>> pull that bag until the floor staff has split it into two.
>>
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>> I think EVS manager has done an excellent job of empowering her staff to
>> speak up if the bags are over-filled and to take personal responsibility of
>> their own back safety.
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>> I hope you find this useful. Darryl
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>> *Darryl Lesoski, MD, MPH, FACOEM*
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>> Health*
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>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:14 AM
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>> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [MCOH-EH] lifting heavy linen
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>> Hello-We have had a few back sprain/strains due to nursing departments
>> over filling our linen bags. When housekeeping goes to pull the dirty
>> linen, they are over filled and some of the linen is wet from the patient
>> showering and staff using blankets to soak up the water in the
>> ba
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>> Hello-
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>> We have had a few back sprain/strains due to nursing departments over
>> filling our linen bags. When housekeeping goes to pull the dirty linen,
>> they are over filled and some of the linen is wet from the patient
>> showering and staff using blankets to soak up the water in the bathrooms.
>> Can you tell me how your facilities handle linen? I am looking into getting
>> rid of the hampers and large bags and only offering smaller bags so that
>> they can not be filled as full. Does anyone else have any suggestions or
>> tips for what you see at your facility?
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>> *Casey Skalka, RN *
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>> Employee Health
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>> Mary Lanning Healthcare
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