Developing evidence-based interventions to address the leading causes of workers' compensation among healthcare workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bell JL ; Collins JW ; Grönqvist R
• Description:
  Overexertion and slip, trip, and fall (STF) incidents are two of the leading sources of workers' compensation claims and costs in healthcare settings (Bell et al., 2008; Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS], 2008). Working in conjunction with a team of international researchers, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been conducting research to demonstrate the effectiveness of comprehensive safe patient handling and STF-prevention programs. The purpose of this article is to summarize the research and outreach efforts of NIOSH and their partners to address the leading occupational injury hazards facing healthcare workers. This article also provides an overview of the changes that are occurring in the healthcare industry as a result of the evidence-based research on safe patient handling and STF prevention that has been conducted in recent years. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Ergonomics Fatigue Health Personnel Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Ergonomics Back-injuries Extremities Fall Fall-protection Health-care-personnel Injuries Injury Epidemiology Lifting Medical-personnel Muscles Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system Nurses Occupational-accidents Physical-capacity Physical-stress Physiological-disorders Physiological-factors Physiological-fatigue Physiological-stress Safe Patient Handling Slip Trip

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• ISSN:
  0278-4807
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037986
• Citation:
  Rehabil Nurs 2010 Nov/Dec; 35(6):225-235, 261
• Contact Point Address:
  James W. Collins, NIOSH, Anal & Field Evaluation Branch, Division of Safety Research, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Morgantown, WV USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Rehabilitation Nursing
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191870/cdc_191870_DS1.pdf
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