Study: Health care workers assaulted most
Hospital Safety Connection, July 28, 2003
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A recent West Virginia University study found that half of the West Virginians assaulted on the job over a three-year period worked at hospitals, nursing homes, and other health facilities, the Charleston (WV) Gazette reports.
The study looked at injuries reported to the state Workers' Compensation Division from 1996 to 1999 where a worker was physically assaulted. Half the cases involved health care workers. The results did not include injuries that workers did not report to Workers' Compensation.
Of the 2,122 reported assaults that required medical treatment or lost time from work, 1,061 involved health care workers. The most common injuries reported were bruises and fractures.
The results mirror national trends in workplace assaults. Female care providers who worked at night, especially those in nursing homes, had a greater risk of being assaulted, according to the study. Larger hospitals have more training and more security, thus reducing the risk of assault.
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