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1
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HC workers demands on their health

A
  • physical and mental health
  • differs from profession to profession
  • differs according to employment circumstances
2
Q

Case of Anne Smith

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  • nursing degree
  • three years of working as nurse in edmonton
  • work place injury, had to pursue another path
3
Q

Common Hazards

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  • physical risks
  • threat of violence
  • chem risk
  • risk of infection
4
Q

how many people contracted SARS

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375

5
Q

How many were health workers

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45%

6
Q

Where are injuries specifically high?

A

patient care especially nursing and PSWs

7
Q

How many health care workers have filed claims due to injury?

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less than half

8
Q

why such high injury rates

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  • dynamic motion

- easier to control in static environments

9
Q

In BC, how many occupational injuries were from repetitive lifting?

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83%

10
Q

what was the response

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mechanical lifts

- only moderately helped

11
Q

what do they need to help prevent those workplace injuries from lifting

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  • policies preventing staff from lifting

- more training on how to use lifts

12
Q

New Challenges

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  • shifting nature of health care, more in home

- workplace safety issues in home care setting will pose new risks