Journal article
Grip Type Alters Maximal Pinch Forces in Syringe Use
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine maximum forces during syringe use for different grips found in the field.
BACKGROUND: Prolonged syringe use in chemotherapy drug delivery is associated with pain and injury in nurses and technicians.
Authors
MacDonald V; Wilson K; Sonne MWL; Keir PJ
Journal
Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Vol. 59, No. 7, pp. 1088–1095
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
November 2017
DOI
10.1177/0018720817720339
ISSN
0018-7208