Healthcare workers can suffer injury almost anywhere. There are over 18 million health care workers in the US. Some of the common types and areas of healthcare work injury occur: At long-term care facilities. Most of these patients are older have mobility issues. The care at these places ranges from skilled to non-skilled Acute Care. …
It’s easy to think that most work injuries happen to men and happen in work industry that involve heavy machinery and construction. The data from the US Department of Labor actually shows that healthcare work is the leading cause of work related injuries. For 2012, there were 621,100 work- related injuries in the United States …
According to the Occupation Health Safety Administration (OHSA), musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a leading cause of injury to health care workers. In 2010, there were over 27,000 cases nationwide of MSDs suffered by nursing aides, orderlies and other attendants. The rate of injury was nearly three times that of construction workers and significantly higher than workers …
According to the Centers for Disease Control (in an article by PT in Motion), the top category for work injuries is health care. One in five nonfatal work injuries are health care related. The main reason health care is tops in worker injury is due to physical harm caused by handling patients. The Centers for …
Does the patient have a disability due to a brain injury? Generally, workers get paid 2/3rds of their average weekly wage for as long as they cannot work, for up to 500 weeks. In addition, workers determined to be a permanently disabled are entitled to lifetime pay. Once MMI is achieved the worker will be …
Workers who suffer a brain injury in North Carolina or in Virginia are entitled to worker’s compensation benefits if the injury is related to their job. Several key points a worker’s compensation lawyer will review are: What caused the injury? It is necessary to show that the injury or illness was related to work and …
The amount of treatment needed for brain injuries will depend on the severity of the brain injury. Common problems include: Cognitive difficulties – an inability of lessening of the ability to think, reason, and remember Difficulty in talking and understanding Inability or lessening of the ability to see, hear, taste, touch or smell Loss of …
Brain injury symptoms often do not appear right away. When they do appear, the worker may not even know that he or she has suffered a brain injury. Any worker or family member who suspects an employee has suffered a work related injury should seek medical attention as soon as possible. Delay can hurt the …
There are many reasons a person can suffer a traumatic brain injury at work. Many of these are due to some type of trauma such as: Falling off a ladder or scaffold Having an object fall on your head A motor vehicle accident that occurs while you are working Slipping and falling on a loose …
Brain injuries are one of the most serious types of injuries a worker can suffer. The symptoms can be hard to detect because they may not appear right away. There are different types of head injuries that can occur at work. Some of these injuries may occur in combination meaning a person can have more …
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