The Role of Clinical Engineering in the Promotion of Hospital Ergonomics

The clinical engineer is the professional inside the hospitals that uses the knowledge of engineering in favor the resolutions of questions from the health environment. In addition to equipment management, clinical engineers have a number of diversified assignments and they need ensure the safety and satisfaction of human beings during them. One way to promote this is through hospital ergonomics, the observation of ergonomic parameters can help identify ergonomic problems that can be solved, promoting health, satisfaction and safety in the health units. Methods: The present study intended to establish a relationship between the attributions of clinical engineering and ergonomics, in order to demonstrate the ability of promoting ergonomics that clinical engineers possess, using bibliographic research as a method to provide information and data for the development of the research. Results: Comparing ergonomics parameters and clinical engineering attributions found in the literature it was possible to identify several convergences between them. Discussion: With the comparison, this relationship was perceptible, demonstrating the opportunity that clinical engineers have in ergonomics of offering better health services.