Accidents, Occupational - Statistics & numerical data
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Etiology of work-related electrical injuries: a narrative analysis of workers' compensation claims.

29 Sep 2009 The purpose of this study was to provide new insight into the etiology of primarily nonfatal, work-related electrical injuries. We developed a multistage, case-selection algorithm to identify electrical-related injuries from workers' compensation ... Read more...

Needle-stick injury: a novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting.

30 Aug 2009 Needle-stick injury (NSI) is a major occupational health and safety issue facing healthcare professionals. The administration of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) in haemodialysis patients represents a major cause for injections. The purpose ... Read more...

The reliability of information on work-related injuries available from hospitalisation data in Australia.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the reliability of work-related activity coding for injury-related hospitalisations in Australia. METHOD: A random sample of 4,373 injury-related hospital separations from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2004 were obtained from a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Accidents, Occupational - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Etiology of work-related electrical injuries: a narrative analysis of workers' compensation claims. 29 Sep 2009
• Needle-stick injury: a novel intervention to reduce the occupational health and safety risk in the haemodialysis setting. 30 Aug 2009
• Chinese coal mines--the industrial death trap. 30 Aug 2009
• The reliability of information on work-related injuries available from hospitalisation data in Australia. 30 Jul 2009
• Incidence and predictors of onboard injuries among Sri Lankan flight attendants. 9 Jul 2009
• [Effectiveness trial for prevention of occupational injuries in the wood processing industry] 29 Jun 2009
• [Effectiveness of a training programme in reducing occupational injuries: the Turin-Novara high-speed railway line experience] 29 Jun 2009
• [Prevention of occupational injuries in foundries: multidisciplinary intervention and evaluation of effectiveness] 29 Jun 2009
• [An injuries prevention programme in the transport and cargo handling sector, implemented by the ASL 10 Local Health Unit, Florence] 29 Jun 2009
• [Setting up a national information system for prevention] 29 Jun 2009
• [A systematic review of the effectiveness of workplace safety interventions] 29 Jun 2009
• Writing a Cochrane systematic review on preventive interventions to improve safety: the case of the construction industry. 29 Jun 2009
• Systematic reviews of workplace injury interventions: what are we missing? 29 Jun 2009
• Ergonomic and socioeconomic risk factors for hospital workers' compensation injury claims. 29 Jun 2009
• Occupational blood exposure among unlicensed home care workers and home care registered nurses: are they protected? 29 Jun 2009
• Musculoskeletal injuries resulting from patient handling tasks among hospital workers. 29 Jun 2009
• Effectiveness of occupational injury prevention policies in Spain. 29 Jun 2009
• Hands-free technique in the operating room: reduction in body fluid exposure and the value of a training video. 29 Jun 2009
• Integrating occupational health with mainstream public health in Massachusetts: an approach to intervention. 29 Jun 2009
• Work-related fatalities in the People's Republic of China. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Accidents, Occupational'

Definition: Unforeseen occurrences, especially of an injurious character due to factors involving one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p10)

Descriptor UI: D000062

Alternative terms: Accidents, Occupational; Occupational Accidents; Accident, Occupational; Occupational Accident; Accidents, Industrial; Industrial Accidents; Accident, Industrial; Industrial Accident;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; legislation & jurisprudence; mortality; prevention & control; psychology; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: N06.850.135.240;

Online Note: use ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL to search ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL 1966-78

History Note: 79; was in Cat G & J 1979-82, was ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL in Cat G & J 1967-78 & Cat G & I 1963-66

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific occupation (IM); DF: ACCIDENTS OCCUP