Ergonomics

=Ergonomics and Repetitive Stress Injury=

the key IT terms related to your topic
 * Ergonomics - system design, with respect to the user
 * Repetitive Stress Injury - injury caused by overuse or incorrect use of a computer, which can affect the wrists, arms, back, or shoulders.
 * Personal Digital Assistant - ,obile device bigger than a phone but smaller than a laptop. Probably has a keyboard or at least a stylus (pen) and a touch-screen.
 * smart phone - mobile phone with capabilities including Internet access and a camera.
 * desktop computer - typical computer system with a separate screen and system unit.
 * user interface - method used to communicate with a computer system.
 * monitor - part of technology that outputs data to the user

[[file:itgsopedia/chart-command_terms_2012.jpg|DESCRIBE]] any IT processes that are related to your topic

 * Users use IT devices to access databases, the internet, etc., The user interface allows the user to interact with the device, perhaps to inputdata such as patient information in the Oobunta hospital, and to view other data and information.

[[file:itgsopedia/chart-command_terms_2012.jpg|EVALUATE]] the Strand 1 issues and impacts. (All claims must be supported by evidence and real life examples)

 * social
 * positive
 * create better designed technology to boost productivity of doctors
 * safer for users, less RSI
 * negative
 * the injuries acquired from both business and leisurely use of technology (as it becomes more prevalent bc ergonomics makes it cheaper, i.e, materials)
 * ethical
 * positive
 * reliable better tech limits digital divide (by making cheaper)
 * negative
 * people and machines, over reliance make cause those injuries and lack of independence and efficacy

[[file:itgsopedia/chart-command_terms_2012.jpg|DESCRIBE]] multiple, specific real life examples that relate to your topic

 * Woman took 200 selfies everyday. The repetitive stress injury caused her to develop the rare inflammatory Tietze disease, because her sitting caused “strained costal cartilage” (Hinde)
 * HealthPostures manufacturing better workplace furniture, that include “back and neck support. ” Founder of Ergo Solutions, Anton, was inspired to develop ergonomic workplace furniture due to his development of “cervical disk herniation” due to sitting. (Ergo Design Solutions)
 * Nurses injured by unadjustable technology. Improvements that allow customizatio and prevent RSI include “broad height-adjustment capabilities” and “negative tilt keyboards” (Reincke)

== how your topic relates to the 2010 HL Paper 3 Oobunta Case Study. Give an account of the similarities between the two, referring to both of them throughout. Ensure that you make direct reference to the case study booklet using line numbers appropriately.==
 * The doctors and nurses can suffer repetitive stress injury since they now have to work with IT
 * Patients in the Oobunta case study wouldn’t suffer repetitive stress injury since most of them don’t have IT to use in leisure
 * Hospital equipment may not be fully developed, leading to ergonomic issues for both patients and hospital staff. Especially unadjustable nurse equipment.

[[file:itgsopedia/chart-command_terms_2012.jpg|IDENTIFY]] and embed at least three videos, three graphics, and three recent and relevant articles or studies from relevant sources.
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media type="vimeo" key="71441709" height="281" width="500" (Fliki)

media type="vimeo" key="22747738" height="281" width="500" (Arnold) media type="vimeo" key="141273968" height="281" width="500" (LIght)

Sources:
 * Berkeley Lab. Computer Workstation Variables. Digital image.Commons.wikimedia.org. Wikimedia, 9 July 2008. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
 * Arnold, Catherine et al. Ergonomics for the Nursing Profession. Vimeo. Vimeo, Jan. 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
 * Ergo Design Solutions. "HealthPostures' Announces the Expansion of Its Ergonomics Dealerships." PRWeb. Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC., 28 Dec. 2015. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
 * Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Ergonomic-typing. Digital image. Commons.wikimedia.org. Wikimedia, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
 * Flikli. Office Posture Matters: An Animated Guide.Vimeo. Vimeo, Jan. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
 * Hinde, Natasha. "Woman's Severe Tech Addiction Caused Painful Illness."The Huffington Post UK. AOL (UK) Limited, 6 Jan. 2016. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
 * Light. The Light Story. Vimeo. Vimeo, Oct. 2015. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
 * Male, Mack. Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard. Digital image. Flickr. Yahoo.com, 29 Mar. 2014. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
 * Reinecke, Steve. "Is Your EHR Hurting Your Nurses?" Healthcare IT News. HIMSS Media, 15 June 2015. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.