CH-MH Manual handling, falls and VTE prevention
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- MH1 Manual handling risk assessment
- MH2 Bed rail risk assessment
- MH3 Falls risk assessment
- MH4 Moving patients with hoists and slings
- MH5 Use of slide sheets
- MH6 Compression stockings and pneumatic devices
- MH7 Passive limb exercises
- MH8 Applying splints and orthoses
- MH9 Importance of manual handling procedures
- MH10 Moving and handling equipment availability
- MH11 Risks of immobility
- MH12 VTE risk identification and prevention
- MH13 Preventing limb stiffness and foot drop
- MH14 Early mobility in critical illness
- MH15 Responding to high-risk handling, falls and VTE patients
- MH16 Appropriate use of handling equipment
- MH17 Referral to MDT members
- MH18 Care plans for handling, falls and VTE risk
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Guidelines and evidence
- Early mobilization protocols for critically ill pediatric patients: systematic review.Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2019Guideline or evidence
- Consensus statement on the use of standardized early mobilization in pediatric patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units in Italy.Italian Society of Neonatal and Paediatric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (SARNePI), 2026Guideline or evidence
- Development and Implementation of Pediatric ICU-based Mobility Guidelines: A Quality Improvement Initiative.Pediatric Quality & Safety (journal), 2021Guideline or evidence
- ASH/ISTH 2026 guidelines for anticoagulant prophylaxis in pediatric patients at risk of venous thromboembolism.American Society of Hematology / ISTH, 2026Guideline or evidence