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A biomechanical and subjective comparison of two powered ambulance cots

Carolyn M. SommerichDepartment of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven A. LavenderDepartment of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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Radin Zaid Radin UmarDepartment of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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Jing LiDepartment of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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SangHyun ParkDepartment of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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Mohini DuttDepartment of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Pages 1885-1896 | Received 06 Jan 2015, Accepted 28 Mar 2015, Published online: 06 Aug 2015

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Uma Lad, Nathalie M.C.W. Oomen, Jack P. Callaghan & Steven L. Fischer. (2018) Comparing the biomechanical and psychophysical demands imposed on paramedics when using manual and powered stretchers. Applied Ergonomics 70, pages 167-174.
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J. Prairie, A. Plamondon, D. Larouche, S. Hegg-Deloye & P. Corbeil. (2017) Paramedics' working strategies while loading a stretcher into an ambulance. Applied Ergonomics 65, pages 112-122.
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Daniel P. Armstrong, Richard Ferron, Cindi Taylor, Brent McLeod, Steve Fletcher, Renée S. MacPhee & Steven L. Fischer. (2017) Implementing powered stretcher and load systems was a cost effective intervention to reduce the incidence rates of stretcher related injuries in a paramedic service. Applied Ergonomics 62, pages 34-42.
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