Ergonomics in Veterinary Care

Details

• Personal Author:
  Yu D
• Description:
  An alarming number of veterinarians has self-reported experiencing musculoskeletal discomfort and injuries. Despite exposure to similar occupational and safety hazards as other healthcare providers, ergonomics and occupational health research in veterinary care is limited. The purpose of this proposed research is to quantify ergonomic risk factors in veterinary medicine that can impact veterinary clinicians', residents', and surgeons' musculoskeletal health, performance, and career longevity. The long-term goal of this research is to improve the occupational health and safety of veterinary medicine and animal care through an interdisciplinary veterinary medicine/industrial engineering approach, first by identifying risk factors in the operative environment in this proposed research work and quantifying workplace exposures in order to promote safer workplaces. The proposed work have potential to extend beyond surgical veterinary care to veterinary office and rural care environments and can lead to larger interdisciplinary collaborations between veterinary medicine, industrial hygienists, environmental health sciences, and engineering. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Minerals Mining Occupational Health Pyrolysis Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Ergonomics Exposure Assessment Kinesiology Musculoskeletal System Surgeons Veterinarians Veterinary Medicine
• Publisher:
  University of Cincinnati
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052458
• Citation:
  17th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 13-14, 2016, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati, 2016 Oct; :1
• Email:
  DennyYu@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  17th Annual Pilot Research Project Symposium, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center, October 13-14, 2016, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:26750888d41621fb2eed4fd04a04867781071420f76aa8d0a78a5174570b7d2b7c125afce46c6b5289d5c532b94ae0104879a8f8ed18d14b9737b2d8e64d3916
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211983/cdc_211983_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 95.65 KB ]