"Dual causation accident": a third type of work-related accident and its importance for occupational health surveillance

Evaluation of Occupational Accident and Its Related Factors in Two Hospitals in Tehran

Background & Aims of the Study: Hospital safety is a critical issue since hospitals are more vulnerable than other places to traumatic incidents. Investigation of occupational accidents in hospitals could prevent these events and preserve human and financial resources. With this background in mind, the present study aimed to investigate the occupational accident and its related factors in two u...

The Paget-Schroetter syndrome: work accident and occupational disease.

INTRODUCTION Primary thrombosis of the upper extremity (Paget-Schroetter syndrome, effort thrombosis) is usually not accepted either as a work-related accident or an occupational disease by the industrial injuries insurance authorities. This study aims to look at the circumstances under which this kind of thrombosis may be recognised as an occupational hazard. MATERIALS AND METHODS After thor...

Occupational accident and disease claims, work-related stress and job satisfaction of physiotherapists

INTRODUCTION Physiotherapists are exposed to diverse occupational demands. Until now, little has been known about the interaction between occupational stress and the job satisfaction of physiotherapists. This paper aims to examine their work-related stress and job satisfaction. It will analyse accidents at work and occupational diseases of physiotherapists along with work-related physical and p...

Work-related sickness absences and mandatory occupational health surveillance.

BACKGROUND To prevent work-related ill-health, selection of workers for mandatory occupational health surveillance should be based on the actual risk of work-related disease. AIMS (i) To determine the proportion of sick-listed workers with self-reported work-related health problems not under mandatory occupational health surveillance. (ii) To determine whether self-reported work-related sickn...

The epidemiologic approach to accident causation.