Ergonomics in Veterinary Care: Ergonomic Analysis of Veterinary Surgical Tasks

Details

• Personal Author:
  Asadi H ; Breur GJ ; Browne SM ; Simons MC ; Yu D
• Description:
  The aim of this project was to model the relationship between work demands and exposure levels that may correlate with veterinary surgeon injuries and pain. This project found that the average muscle activity level for Orthopedic surgeons is high, and that the time in demanding postures is high for both orthopedic and soft tissue veterinary surgeons. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Geology Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Ergonomics Exposure Assessment Kinesiology Musculoskeletal System Surgeons Veterinarians Veterinary Medicine
• Publisher:
  University of Cincinnati
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052438
• Citation:
  18th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 5-6, 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati, 2017 Oct; :1-20
• Email:
  hasadi@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  18th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 5-6, 2017, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0ea298a086bd4f7c20ddcd1e2bcf744b2a636439a53cb341196e4eb767f3d7354620006caeef6fa297980a01bf63b8b238eeb6b044c4483813cc236b587b923b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211964/cdc_211964_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 998.97 KB ]