Citation

López Gil JI, de Luis Arribas LM, Naveiro Rilo JC, Rodilla Alonso A, Menau Martín G, Martín Velasco J. Rev. Sanid. Hig. Publica. 1994; 68(1): 213-220.

Vernacular Title

Accidentes de trabajo en personal relacionado con la sanidad en la provincia de

Affiliation

Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud José Aguado, León.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Consejo Nacional De Sanidad)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7716411

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To get an initial knowledge about the morbidity by workplace accidents in health related personal (hospital and primary attention) in Leon province. METHODS: Retrospective study relative to workplace accidents with time off work result, in health related personal, in Leon province, for 1990. RESULTS: We have observed a rate of workplace accidents in health related personal (31, 4/1000) smaller than general workers in Leon province (63, 3/1000), Castilla y Leon community (44, 7/1000) and Spain (59, 8/1000). The rate in female population (37, 4/1000) was higher than the rate in men (21,7/1000). By jobs, the attendant an maintenance personal, had more accidents (rate of 118/1000). The most frequent mechanism was "fall" (38.2%). The most frequent lesion was "swerve" (38.2%). About the part of the body, the most injured were superior members (30.9%) and inferior members (30%), 93.7% of workplace accidents were qualified as slight accidents. CONCLUSIONS: The health related personal have a lower rate of accidents than general workers. The risk of workplace accident is directly related with job and place of work. The slight pathological result is most frequent.

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