Risk Factors for Injury Among Veterinarians

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• Personal Author:
  Gabel CL ; Gerberich, Susan G.
• Description:
  Work-related injuries among veterinarians are a major problem, but little is known of the specific risk factors involved. The purpose of this nested case-control study, conducted from a comprehensive population-based study of practicing Minnesota veterinarians, was to identify risk factors for job-related injuries. We questioned cases (N = 193) on exposures occurring in the month before their injury, and we questioned controls (N = 495) on exposures occurring in a randomly selected month. We used logistic regression to model the dependence of veterinary work-related injury on each exposure of interest and associated confounders. We observed increased rates for prior injuries (RR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.1- 2.6), participation in sports (RR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.05-2.6), no sharps boxes present (RR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.01-3.2), current smoking (RR = 4.1, 95% CI = 1.8-9.1), and 6 or fewer hours of sleep (RR = 1.8, 95% CI = 1.0-3.3). We identified a dose response for lifting patients, as follows: lifting 41-75 lb (RR = 3.1, 95% CI = 1.6-5.9), lifting 76-100 lb (RR = 3.2, 95% CI = 1.6-5.9), and lifting more than 100 lb (RR = 6.1, 95% CI = 2.5-15.0). Decreased rates were observed for participation in aerobic activities (RR = 0.6, 95% CI = 0.4-0.99), perception of lower risk (RR = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.2-0.9), and experience (RR = 0.6, 95% CI = 0.4-0.9). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Health Personnel Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Veterinarians Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Injury Demographic-characteristics Exposure-assessment Injury-prevention Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational Injuries Risk-analysis Risk-factors Risk Factors Safety-measures Safety-practices Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Veterinarian Injuries Veterinary-medicine Work-areas Work-environment Work-operations Work-organization Work-practices Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1044-3983
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  80-86
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037637
• Citation:
  Epidemiology 2002 Jan; 13(1):80-86
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan G. Gerberich, Regional Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 807, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@tc.umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6678d51e87454189f6af41375eeb09579cb769bf0355b1e8e497da65209df9e0edc13bcfea0ffdfcbb7d4d2dfd04d0fbede8fa15e9fca118de49f3dd2c7f4aba
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188692/cdc_188692_DS1.pdf
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