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The Wheelchair Lifting Aid Nurses and caretakers provide essential services to our community. Therefore, it is with great interest that their safety and wellbeing should be looked after likewise. In many cases, on the job, n urses can encounter potential injuries. These injuries are particularly happening when lifting patients or transporting them out of wheelchairs. As described by Konrad in "People Lifting Patterns-A reference Dataset for Practitioners", patient lifting is a routinary and basic procedure performed by caregivers . This is a task that requires physical exertion for long periods of time on a daily basis. As a result, caretakers can experience long term injuries such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or low back spinal disorders (LBDs). According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the rate at which healthcare workers experience such injuries exceeds that of workers in construction, manufacturing, and mining. In addition, injuries...