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Health care workers are exposed to many job hazards. These can include
- Infections
- Needle injuries
- Back injuries
- Allergy-causing substances
- Violence
- Stress
Follow good job safety and injury prevention practices. They can reduce your risk of health problems. Use protective equipment, follow infection control guidelines, learn the right way to lift heavy objects, and find ways to manage stress.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Related Issues
- About Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Food and Drug Administration)
- Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Ergonomics (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - PDF
- Hazardous Drugs (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Healthcare-Wide Hazards: Surgical Suite (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2012 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- MDRO - Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Shift Work: Improving Daytime Sleep (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- Workplace Violence (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Specifics
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Fact Sheet for Healthcare Workers and Morticians
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Hepatitis B Vaccination Protection (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - PDF
- Occupational Exposure to HIV: Advice for Health Care Workers (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Safe Patient Handling (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Statistics and Research
- Occupational HIV Transmission and Prevention among Health Care Workers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Worker Safety in Hospitals (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Infection Control
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Nosocomial (Hospital-Acquired) Infections
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Occupational Exposure
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Assessment of occupational health and safety practices at government mortuaries in...
- Article: Contributions of Hypoxia-Awareness Training to the Familiarization of Personal Symptoms for...
- Article: Report of a Powered Air-Purifying Respirator and Its Use in the...
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Patient Handouts
- Personal protective equipment (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
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