National Estimates of Home Care Workers Nonfatal Emergency Department-Treated Injuries, United States 2015–2020

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• Personal Author:
  Derk SJ ; Hartley D ; Hendricks, Kitty J.
• Description:
  Objective: Home care workers (HCWs) are a critical resource contributing to the well-being of others. Presented are data on HCWs nonfatal emergency department (ED)-treated injuries. Methods: Nonfatal injuries among HCWs were extracted from the NEISS-Work data between 2015 and 2020. Results: Review of NEISS-Work data indicated 117,000 HCWs with nonfatal ED-treated injuries; female HCWs accounted for 93%. Overexertion and bodily reactions accounted for 52% of the injuries. Violence and other injuries by persons or animals accounted for 15% and falls, slips, and trips also accounted for 15% of the HCWs ED-treated injuries. Conclusions: The growing demand for home care services is increasing the number of workers at risk for injury. Future analyses should prioritize injury events among HCWs to gain a better understanding of the events contributing to injuries among HCWs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Emergency Responders Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety Violence
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Healthcare Emergency Treatment Health Aides Home Home Health Care Injuries Injury National Electronic Injury Surveillance System NEISS Overexertion Personal Care Aides Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Surveillance Work

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• 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 ; OECSP - Office of Extramural Coordination and Special Projects
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068636
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Jan; 66(1):e26-e31
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan J. Derk, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, 1000 Frederick Lane, MS H1808, Morgantown, WV 26508
• Email:
  sderk@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:550665bec28fce4fb7eca55077695818e565308dc311d6e6788a047a410d8ce72cc10de296253e55f9dbd8a1d37f8b4a7854dbeb9329cb152cc861b7c068055b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207237/cdc_207237_DS1.pdf
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