The prevalence of type II workplace violence in US nurses 2000 to 2022: a meta-analysis - McLaughlin L, Khemthong U.
BACKGROUND: Physical violence against nurses is a concern in the United States; however, its prevalence is not well quantified. OBJECTIVE: We sought to describe the prevalence of workplace violence against nurses in the United States over a 22-year... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 20, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
IIL launches first indigenous Hepatitis A vaccine
Priced at ?2,150 per dose, it is a two-dose vaccine in which the first dose is administered at above 12 months of age and the second dose is given at least after 6 months of the first dose. The vaccine is also recommended for individuals who are at risk of exposure or travel to the regions with high hepatitis A prevalence. In addition to this people with occupational risk of infection and suffering from chronic liver diseases also need Hepatitis A vaccination. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - January 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The nurse-police assistance crisis team (N-PACT): a new role for nursing - Petreca VG, Barros JT, Hoblock C, Burgess AW.
This study aimed to gain insights into forensic nurses' perspectives and approaches to behavioural crisis situations, comparing them to disciplines traditionally involved in first-line behavioural crisis response. DESIGN: This study used a des... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Are Abortion Bans an Occupational Hazard for Ob/Gyns?
(MedPage Today) -- In post-Roe America, abortion restrictions had both adverse clinical and personal impacts on ob/gyns, according to a qualitative study of semistructured, remote interviews.
In the clinical realm, many felt they had to delay... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Analysis of occupational accidents in the land transport and transport sector - Ko šútová K.
In the contribution, we focus on the number of registered, serious and fatal occupational accidents in the land transport and transport sector in a specific time period. At the same time, we also examine in detail the causes of individual occupational acci... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Hong Kong No Longer Has the World ’s Longest Life Expectancy
Hong Kong residents no longer have the world’s longest life expectancies, with the city relinquishing its crown to Japan as Covid and overall stress weighs on local lifespans.
Women in Hong Kong were expected to live until 86.8 years old on average in 2022, compared with 87.1 for their Japanese counterparts, according to the latest statistics published this week by the city’s government. Data for 2023 has not yet been released.
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Life expectancy for men in the Asian financial hub was 80.7—the same as in Singapore, but shorter than Sweden, Japan and N...
Source: TIME: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
Exploring the occupational fatigue risk of short-haul truck drivers: effects of sleep pattern, driving task, and time-on-task on driving behavior and eye-motion metrics - Zhang C, Ma Y, Chen S, Zhang J, Xing G.
Driver fatigue is the leading cause of truck-related accidents. The most significant occupational fatigue factors among short-haul truck drivers are sleep patterns, the round-trip driving task, and the time-on-task. However, the underlying mechanisms of th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Disease burden of deaths attributable to occupational injuries in China from 1990 to 2019 - Meng S, Xu T, Mo Y, Zhu X.
[Background] Occupational injuries are one of the leading causes of death or disability in occupational populations. According to the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization, occupational injuries were the occupational contribut... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Using serial trichotomization to determine fitness to drive in medically at-risk drivers - Krasniuk S, Crizzle AM.
IMPORTANCE: Clinical tests that identify fit and unfit drivers with 100% sensitivity and specificity would reduce uncertainty and improve efficiency of occupational therapists performing comprehensive driving evaluations (CDEs). OBJECTIVE: To exami... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Occupational injuries and health status among rural tribal non-traditional fishing communities in the coastal region of Tamil Nadu, India - Venugopal D, B R, K P, A M, A G, S J, Ky R, S A.
This study evaluated the occupational injuries and health hazards associated with fishing as an occupation among non-traditional rural tribal fishing communities in the coastal region of Tamil Nadu, India. METHODS: This cross-sectional ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Factors affecting occupational therapy services for patients with traumatic brain injury - Leyder MCJS, Breytenbach F.
This study aimed to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Data driven identification of injury risk factors during expansion on Irish dairy farms - McNamara J, Mohammadrezaei M, Moran B, Dillon E.
OBJECTIVES: This paper sought to determine risk factors of occupational injury in the Irish dairy farming sector and to estimate the roles of both dairying expansion and the discipline of agricultural extension in influencing reducing injury occurrence. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Assessment of the frequency, causes, degree and consequences of violence against health workers in psychiatric institutions - Jovanovic Z, Opankovic A, Milovanovi ć S, Barisić J, Nikolic Turnic T, Djuric D.
(1) Background: The prevalence of workplace violence within the health sector varies between 50 and 88%. Depending on the health care environment, the percentages mentioned can be much higher. (2) The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, char... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
UK Election 2024: Labour and Keir Starmer's'project hope '
An "occupational hazard" of being leader of the Labour Party is that you "receive a lot of unsolicited advice", said Andrew Rawnsley in The Observer. Although he has a 24-point lead over the Tories in opinion polls, Keir Starmer has no immunity from this. The veteran centre-left Labour MP Jon…#labourparty #andrewrawnsley #tories #keirstarmer #joncruddas #labour #projecthope #starmer #robertcolvile #sundaytimes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Addressing sexual violence in health services - Salvador Sanchez L, Rodr íguez Conesa N, Sanchez Ramon S, Rey Novoa M.
Sexual violence is a very underdetected public health problem, with important short and long-term consequences on physical, mental, social, sexual and reproductive health, which must be taken into account by health services. Health systems are part of the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
