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Prevalence of bullying at work and its association with self-esteem scores in a Spanish nurse sample - Losa Iglesias ME, Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo R.
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Background: Bullying has been recognized as an important and increasing problem for nurses, who are faced with different kinds of bullying. Recent research has suggested a possible association between bullying and low self-esteem. Objective: To determine t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 13, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
A case-based toxicology module on agricultural- and mining-related occupational exposures - Brown SD.Email this article to a colleague.
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Objective. To develop and assess a toxicology module to teach pharmacy students about farming- and mining-related occupational exposures in the context of an existing toxicology elective course.Design. A teaching unit that included lectures and case studie...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 12, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
The investigation of early warning signs of aggression in forensic patients by means of the 'Forensic Early Signs of Aggression Inventory' - Fluttert FA, van Meijel B, Bjørkly S, Van Leeuwen M, Grypdonck M.Email this article to a colleague.
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The Forensic Early Warning Signs of Aggression Inventory (FESAI) was developed to assist nurses and patients in identifying early warning signs and constructing individual early detection plans (EDP) for the prevention of aggressive in...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 11, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Literature-based recommendations for suicide assessment in the emergency department: a review - Ronquillo L, Minassian A, Vilke GM, Wilson MP.Email this article to a colleague.
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BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation and attempted suicide are important presenting complaints in the Emergency Department (ED). The Joint Commission established a National Patient Safety Goal that requires screening for suicidal ideation to identify patients at ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 11, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Reducing Occupational Sitting Time and Improving Worker Health: The Take-a-Stand Project, 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - October 11, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Acute constant dizziness - Kerber KA.Email this article to a colleague.
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This article describes an approach to the diagnosis and management of acute constant dizziness, one of the most unnerving presentations in medicine. Patients with acute constant dizziness can be completely debilitated by the symptoms. Mo...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Stand Up WorkstationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Living a sedentary life in front of a sit down type computer workstation is an occupational hazard. It definitely statistically shortens your life. As a software engineer weird back aches belly bulge and other minor health problems despite much exercise have been a chronic problem for me. After thirty years of sitting at a workstation, I have finally changed to a stand up workstation to safeguard my health. It came about almost by accident when I purchased a used steel file cabinet.
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - October 10, 2012 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Straighten up for backcare awareness weekEmail this article to a colleague.
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Backcare Awareness Week is encouraging people to straighten out their approach to back care, following research from the British Chiropractic Association that 43 per cent of people are limited in their activity by back and joint pain.
NHS Employers together with the Partnership for Occupational Safety and Health in Healthcare (POSHH) and other back care professionals from the NHS have produced a guide: Back in Work - Back Pack.
Source: NHS Networks - October 9, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Perception of occupational risk by rural workers in an area of central Italy - Antonucci A, Siciliano E, Ladiana D, Boscolo P, Di Sivo M.Email this article to a colleague.
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The aim of this study is to analyze the subjective perception of risks for rural workers in Abruzzo, an area of central Italy. A group of 273 workers were asked to fill in a questionnaire which included, apart from general information, questions relative t...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Injuries due to firearms and air guns among U.S. military members not participating in overseas combat operations, 2002-2011 -Email this article to a colleague.
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During 2002-2011, active component U.S. service members sustained 4,657 firearm-related injuries in circumstances other than deployment to the wars in Iraq/Afghanistan; 35 percent of the injuries were fatal. The highest firearm-related injury rates reflect...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Increased suicide risk among workers following toxic metal exposure at the Paducah gaseous diffusion plant from 1952 to 2003: a cohort study - Figgs LW, Holsinger H, Freitas SJ, Brion GM, Hornung RW, Rice CH, Tollerud D.Email this article to a colleague.
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BACKGROUND: Suicide is a problem worldwide and occupation is an important risk factor. In the last decade, 55 200 deaths in the US were attributed to occupational risk factors. OBJECTIVE: To determine if toxic metal exposure was associated with suicide ris...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Health care students' personal experiences and coping with bullying in clinical training - Hakojärvi HR, Salminen L, Suhonen R.Email this article to a colleague.
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Previous studies show that health care students have experienced bullying by nursing staff in clinical training. Although these studies provide plenty of information considering the manifestation and consequences of bullying on students, there is a gap of ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Ensuring the quality of occupational safety risk assessment - Pinto A, Nunes IL, Ribeiro RA.Email this article to a colleague.
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In work environments, the main aim of occupational safety risk assessment (OSRA) is to improve the safety level of an installation or site by either preventing accidents and injuries or minimizing their consequences. To this end, it is of paramount importa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Analysis of the causes of death of casualties in field military setting - Katzenell U, Ash N, Tapia AL, Campino GA, Glassberg E.Email this article to a colleague.
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OBJECTIVE: We assessed the causes of death of military casualties in order to determine the characteristics of injury and to determine how survivability can be improved. METHODS: A retrospective review of the trauma registry of the Israel Defense Forces wa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
The palm wine trade: occupational and health hazards - Mbuagbaw L, Noorduyn SG.Email this article to a colleague.
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The palm wine trade is an important economic activity for many tropical rural areas worldwide. In West Africa, palm wine holds high sociocultural and traditional values. Wine tappers often climb very tall trees with rudimentary equipment to harvest palm sa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news
Why is workplace-related asthma on the rise?Email this article to a colleague.
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A reported 9 percent of all asthma cases are work related, affecting about 1.4 million adults each year. These findings are a part of a recent Centers for Disease Control report that indicates that work-related asthma is becoming more prevalent. Kenneth Rosenman, M.D., chief of the division of occupational and environmental medicine and professor of medicine at Michigan State University, shares hi....
Source: Sound Medicine - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: news
Humanitarian Work May Raise Risk of Anxiety, DepressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers offer recommendations to improve mental health of aid workers
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Anxiety, Depression, Occupational Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Occupation Safety Not Taken SeriouslyEmail this article to a colleague.
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[Daily News]Mwanza -OCCUPATION Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) Chief Executive Officer Dr Akwilina Kayumba has reiterated a need for employers to adhere to occupational safety regulations to improve employees performance at the workplace.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 5, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The Association Between Shift Work and Sick LeaveThe Association Between Shift Work and Sick LeaveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Do shift workers take more sick leave than people who work regular hours and, if so, what are the reasons? Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Lung Function Recovery Seen in People Exposed to World Trade Center SiteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Breathing tests improved more for 9/11 rescue crews than nearby workersSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Disaster Preparation and Recovery, Lung Diseases, Occupational Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Juggling a Hospital Job and Family Can Be PainfulEmail this article to a colleague.
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Administrators should assess job conditions, researchers say
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Occupational Health for Healthcare Providers, Pain, Stress
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Your Job Making You Wheezy? GPs Failing To Diagnose 75% Of Patients With Occupational Asthma In The UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report published today in the scientific journal, Occupational Medicine, finds that many people who develop work related asthma are not correctly diagnosed by GPs. Work related factors cause one in ten cases of asthma in adults but an audit of patient records suggests that GPs do not recognise this in three quarters of patients. Every year up to 3000 people develop asthma because they are exposed to materials at work...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Twenty years of agrability: a retrospective forum - Hamm KE, Field WE, Jones PJ, Wolfe A, Olson E.Email this article to a colleague.
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In 1990, the Farm Bill included authorization for the Education and Training Assistance Program for Farmers with Disabilities with the goal of enabling a high-quality lifestyle for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities. Twenty...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Sports-related concussion: assessment and management - Ma R, Miller CD, Hogan MV, Diduch BK, Carson EW, Miller MD.Email this article to a colleague.
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Most major U.S. professional sports and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have adopted concussion policies. Current National Football League and NCAA guidelines do not permit an athlete with a concussion to return to play on the same day ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Spinal column injuries among Americans in the global war on terrorism - Blair JA, Patzkowski JC, Schoenfeld AJ, Cross Rivera JD, Grenier ES, Lehman RA, Hsu JR.Email this article to a colleague.
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BACKGROUND: While combat spinal injuries have been documented since the fourth century BC, a comprehensive analysis of such injuries has not been performed for any American military conflict. Recent literature has suggested that spinal injuries account for...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
HDFx: a novel biologic immunomodulator accelerates wound healing and is suggestive of unique regenerative powers: potential implications for the warfighter and disaster victims - Altura BM, Carella A, Gebrewold A.Email this article to a colleague.
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Recently, we reported on the discovery of a new, conserved biologic protein (35-40 KDa), termed HDFx, that protects rats, guinea-pigs, mice, and rabbits against lethal hemorrhage, endotoxins, intestinal ischemic-shock, and traumatic injuries. It was found ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Socioeconomic inequalities in occupational, leisure-time, and transport related physical activity among European adults: A systematic review - Beenackers MA, Kamphuis CB, Giskes K, Brug J, Kunst AE, Burdorf A, van Lenthe FJ.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study systematically reviewed the evidence pertaining to socioeconomic inequalities in different domains of physical activity (PA) by European region. METHODS: Studies conducted between January 2000 and December 2010 were identified by a s...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Better Patient Care And Improved Recovery Offered By Stroke Rehabilitation RobotsEmail this article to a colleague.
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When it comes to stroke rehabilitation, it takes a dedicated team to help a person regain as much independence as possible: physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, recreation therapists, caregivers and others. Now, a University of Calgary research team has added a robot to help identify and customize post-stroke therapy. Rehabilitation robots improve detection of post-stroke impairments and can enhance the type and intensity of therapy required for recovery, according to a study presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Toluene Exposure Injury Claim By Laundry Truck Driver Dismissed; Causation LackingEmail this article to a colleague.
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CAMDEN, N.J. - The summary judgment granted in March to a commercial laundry accused of occupational exposure to toluene by one of the company's drivers was affirmed Sept. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the presiding judge reconsidered and granted the print shop defendant summary judgment on negligence and loss of consortium claims alleged by the driver (Brian Steele, et uxor v. Aramark Corp., et al., No. 09-4340, D. N.J.; 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 132206; See 4/3/12, Page 9).
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - October 3, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
Arts and Crafts Help Veterans With Spinal Cord InjuriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WINCHESTER, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veterans from all branches of the U.S. military have been expressing their appreciation for an arts & crafts kit program that's been around since 1971. The program is called Help Hospitalized Veterans and its mission is to make available therapeutic arts & crafts kits to veterans receiving medical care, whether it's from a private, state or government medical facility.The organization also provides nearly 60 art specialists who are available to administer one-on-one care with patients across the nation."Craft kits deliver a lot of benefits," said Veronica Cotton, a spe...
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - October 2, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Psychiatric Emergencies: guidelines for the treatment of agitation - Majorana M, Todini L, Luciani A, Orso L.Email this article to a colleague.
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Psychomotor agitation represents a common phenomenon in emergency psychiatry settings. The awareness of its clinical manifestations and the early management can permit the control over a potentially dangerous behavior that could otherwise convert itself in...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 2, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
A safety assessment approach using safety enablers and results - Chinda T.Email this article to a colleague.
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Industrial safety is an important issue in Thailand, and attempts have been made to improve safety performance and accident records. This paper examines key criteria influencing safety improvement. Exploratory factor analysis confirms 9 safety criteria, in...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 2, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Qualitative research of contexts of occupational physician's advice - Fujino Y, Takahashi N, Yokogawa T, Kayashima K, Tateishi S, Abe H, Okubo Y, Mori K.Email this article to a colleague.
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Objectives: No consistent procedure has been established for advice given by occupational physicians concerning scope of disease, criteria of diagnosis and laboratory data, and basis of judgment. The aim of this study was to identify practice-based context...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 2, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Study Links Insomnia to $31 Billion in U.S. Workplace ErrorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Research was based on interviews with more than 10,000 people
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Insomnia, Occupational Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coding the way to better occupational allergy careEmail this article to a colleague.
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The 11th draft of the International Classification of Diseases, due to be released in 2015, will allow a much more detailed specification of occupational allergy and contact dermatitis than the current draft, say dermatologists involved in the revision.
Source: MedWire News - Dermatology - September 30, 2012 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Zero incident goals motivate risk-taking, not excellence - Galloway SM.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Prospective study of violence against ED workers - Kowalenko T, Gates D, Gillespie GL, Succop P, Mentzel TK.Email this article to a colleague.
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The objective was to describe the incidence of violence in ED health car...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Patients' aggressive behaviours towards nurses: development and psychometric properties of the hospital aggressive behaviour scale- users - Waschgler K, Hernández JA, Esteban BL, García-Izquierdo M.Email this article to a colleague.
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This article is to report the development and psychometric testing of the Hospital Aggressive Behaviour Scale - Users. BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is present in many work spheres, but in the healthcare sector, nurses in particular are at more risk ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Nurse staffing, RN mix, and assault rates on psychiatric units - Staggs VS.Email this article to a colleague.
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The association between nurse staffing and patient violence on psychiatric units is unclear, and the association between nursing skill mix and violence has not been studied. Monthly data on physical/sexual assaults by patients against others were obtained ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Informal occupational safety information exchange among Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers - Spears CR, Summers PY, Spencer KM, Arcury TA.Email this article to a colleague.
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Latino farmworkers in North Carolina are a hard-to-reach population that faces diverse occupational health risks, including pesticide exposure. Health and safety education efforts often employ lay health advisor or promotor(a) de salud models in which farm...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
A national study of workplace aggression in Australian clinical medical practice - Hills DJ, Joyce CM, Humphreys JS.Email this article to a colleague.
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the 12-month prevalence of verbal or written and physical aggression from patients, patients' relatives or carers, coworkers and others in Australian clinical medical practice. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: An exploratory, descri...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Swedish dairy farmers' perceptions of animal-related injuries - Lindahl C, Lundqvist P, Norberg AL.Email this article to a colleague.
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Animal-related injuries are among the most common occupational injuries in agriculture. Despite the large number of documented animal-related injuries in dairy farming, the issue has received relatively limited attention in the scientific literature. The f...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Safety features on agricultural machines and farm structures in Saskatchewan - Pickett W, Hagel L, Dosman JA, The Saskatchewan Farm Injury Study Team.Email this article to a colleague.
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Major injury is an important occupational health problem for farming populations in North America. There are several well-established risk factors for injury in this setting, including lack of safety features on farm vehicles and machinery, and a lack of p...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Occupational injuries for consecutive and cumulative shifts among hospital registered nurses and patient care associates: a case-control study - Hopcia K, Dennerlein JT, Hashimoto D, Orechia T, Sorensen G.Email this article to a colleague.
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Nontraditional work shifts for hospital registered nurses and patient care associates and associated injuries were examined through a case-control study. Inpatient care requires that many staff work nontraditional shifts, including nights and 12-hour shift...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Gauging popular support for traffic safety in the United States - Girasek DC.Email this article to a colleague.
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BACKGROUND: Recent concerns have been raised about the United States' "Traffic Safety Culture." While the "safety culture" construct has been studied in occupational settings, it appears that no assessments of national traffic safety culture have been publ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 30, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Hospital-based shootings in the United States: 2000 to 2011 - Kelen GD, Catlett CL, Kubit JG, Hsieh YH.Email this article to a colleague.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: Workplace violence in health care settings is a frequent occurrence. Emergency departments (EDs) are considered particularly vulnerable. Gunfire in hospitals is of particular concern; however, information about such workplace violence is l...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
High-pressure injection injuries - Pappou IP, Deal DN.Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Hazard awareness of construction site dumper drivers - Bohm J, Harris D.Email this article to a colleague.
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In UK's construction industry, site dumpers cause more serious accidents than in any other type of construction plant. Previous research has indicated that driver behaviour plays a pivotal role in the vast majority of these accidents. Using a mental models...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Animal injection injuries - Kovachevich R, Kaplan FT.Email this article to a colleague.
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This report describes the issue of injuries to a workers hands while using pressurized vaccine injection equipment.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 29, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Noisy Bars May Threaten Workers' HearingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Club managers need to comply with regulations, researcher says
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Related MedlinePlus Pages: Hearing Disorders and Deafness, Noise, Occupational Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
