Burden of Injury and Illness in Health Care as Documented by Surveillance Systems

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• Personal Author:
  Boiano, James M. ; Luckhaupt SE ; Robinson CF ; Sestito, John P. ; Walker, James T.
• Description:
  This section presents an overview illustrated by charts and tables that describe the national magnitude and trends of occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the HCSA sector,* as documented by various federal and state-based surveillance systems. The data focus on the three Health Care subsectors (i.e., ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities), although data for social assistance are also provided, where available. Data are presented for predominant health and safety hazards and issues including sprains and strains, overexertion/repetitive trauma, falls on same level, assaults and violent acts, sharps injuries (SIs), and infectious disease. Significantly elevated causes of death for each of the three Health Care subsectors and for the largest health care occupations are also provided. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  Demographic-characteristics Health-care Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Nurses Physicians Radiologists Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs
• ISBN:
  9781420047851
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035800
• Citation:
  Handbook of modern hospital safety, 2nd edition. Charney W, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2009 Jul; :2.14-2.47
• Editor(s):
  Charney W
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Handbook of modern hospital safety, 2nd edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187524/cdc_187524_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.42 MB ]