scholarly journals Occupational Injuries among Physical Therapists in South-West, Nigeria

2009 ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Adebimpe Obembe ◽  
Ayodele Onigbinde ◽  
Olubusola Johnson ◽  
Anne Emechete ◽  
Medinat Oyinlola
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Muscle Strain ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
Type Of Injury

Background: Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) has identified on-the-job injuries as a major problem facing health care workers. There is little data available on injuries sustained by physical therapists in Nigeria. Objective: This sfudy was carried out to detennine the nature, prevalence, job risk factors and consequences of occupational injuries with particular focus on musculoskeletal injuries experienced by physical therapists in the south western part of Nigeria. Methods: A hundred copies, self administered questionnaire composed of thirty (30) close-ended questions were administered to physical therapists working in hospitals and private clinics. Questions included occupational history of the physical therapists; duration of injury; body parts affected; activities that aggravate symptoms; patients predominantly treated; management and preventive strategies. The data were analysed using descriptive analysis. Results: Seventy-eight percent (78%) of the physical therapists had past histories of occupational injuries. The most prevalent injured body parts were the lower back (45.2%), wrist and hand (26%) mid back (10.6%) and neck (6.7%). The highest job risk factors were manual therapy techniques (20.9%), transferring patients (13.8%) and static position (12.2%). Stroke (31.7%) and low back (28.2%) patients were predominantly treated. Activities that cause re-injury include manual technique and repetitive tasks. Muscle strain was the commonest type of injury (55%), while fracture was the least (1 %). Conclusion: This study concluded that occupational injury was high among selected physical therapists in the South West of Nigeria. It also concluded that the low back and hands were the most common sites susceptible to injury, while muscle strain was the most common type of injury. KEYWORDS: Occupational injury, Musculoskeletal injury, Physical therapists

scholarly journals PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF INJURIES OCCURRED DURING BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-210
Author(s):  
GUSTAVO GONÇALVES ARLIANI ◽  
PAULO HENRIQUE SCHMIDT LARA ◽  
GABRIEL FURLAN MARGATO ◽  
DIOGO CRISTIANO NETTO ◽  
MOISÉS COHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Common Type ◽  
Muscle Strain ◽  
Muscle Injuries ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Mapping System ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Type Of Injury

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors for injuries that occurred during the matches of the Brazilian Football Championship. Methods: A prospective study was carried out with the collection of data referring to injuries that occurred during the 2019 Brazilian Football Championship. The injuries were recorded by the responsible physician of each team, through an online injury mapping system. Results: Among the 645 athletes who were included in the study, 214 (33.2%) of the players had at least one injury during the tournament. In total, 257 injuries were recorded during the Brazilian Championship, with an average of 0.68 injuries per game. 59.1% of the injured athletes were over 26 years old. The most common type of injury was muscle strain (37.7%) and forwards were the most affected (33.6%). Conclusion: Muscle injuries were the most frequent in the tournament, with the thigh muscles being the most affected. Most of the affected players were over 26 years old, there were 20.5 injuries for every 1000 hours of play and the incidence of injuries was approximately 33%, with attackers being the most affected (33.6%). Level of Evidence III, Study of nonconsecutive patients; without consistently applied reference “gold” standard.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Occupational Injuries and Associated Risk Factors among Workers in Bahir Dar Textile Share Company, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Destaw Damtie ◽  
Abraraw Siraj
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Bahir Dar ◽  
Job Category ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Work

Introduction. Occupational injuries are occurrences arising out of, or in the course of, work which results in a fatal or nonfatal injury, e.g., a fall from a height or contact with moving machines. They pose psychological, behavioral, social, vocational, and economic problems. No previous studies have been conducted on the prevalence and associated risk factors of occupational injuries among workers in Bahir Dar Textile Share Company (SC). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of occupational injury in Bahir Dar Textile SC, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among employees of Bahir Dar Textile SC in 2019. Three hundred (195 males and 105 females) employees were selected using proportional simple random sampling from the spinning, weaving, finishing, engineering, and administration sections. Results. The one-year and the two-week occupational injury prevalences were 42.7% and 6.7%, respectively. The one-year report from all the respondents shows that abrasion (10.7%) and eye injury (7.7%) were the two top injuries, hands (12.7%) and eyes (7.7%) were the top injured body parts, and machines (22.7%) and falling/slipping (6.3%) caused most injuries. Statistically significant differences in injuries (p<0.05) were observed due to variations in gender, job category, exposure to vibration, exposure to rays/welding sparks, and labor-intensive work. The weaving section was positively associated with occupational injuries at AOR = 4.497 and p=0.05. Conclusions. Occupational injuries prevalence is high over the last year. The major causes of injuries were machines and falling/slipping, while the major injuries were abrasions, eye injuries, sprains, and burns. The factors significantly associated with occupational injuries were male gender, job category, use of vibrating tools, high intensive work, and rays/welding sparks. Occupational safety and health training, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and shifting employees from intensive works are recommended.

scholarly journals Risk factors for herd breakdown with bovine tuberculosis in 148 cattle herds in the south west of England

2010 ◽  
Vol 95 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 224-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Ramírez-Villaescusa ◽  
G.F. Medley ◽  
S. Mason ◽  
L.E. Green
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
Cattle Herds

scholarly journals Haematogenous Spread ofStaphylococcus aureusfrom an Iliacus Abscess to an ACL Reconstructed Knee

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Vivek Eranki ◽  
Andrew Wallis ◽  
Simon Smith
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Young Person ◽  
The South ◽  
Acl Graft ◽  
South West ◽  
Haematogenous Spread ◽  
Spread Of Infection ◽  
Reconstructed Knee

We describe a case of a 19-year-old male who presented to the South West Health Service with a septic knee, secondary to haematogenous spread from an iliacus abscess. Thus far, there have been no reported cases of haematogenous spread of infection from an iliacus abscess to an ACL reconstructed knee, let alone in a healthy young person with no risk factors. The patient has had several washouts of the knee along with the drainage of the abscess. The ACL graft was saved with the patient making a complete recovery.

scholarly journals Cause, Prevalence, and Response to Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries Reported by Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 642-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole L Holder ◽  
Holly A Clark ◽  
John M DiBlasio ◽  
Carol L Hughes ◽  
John W Scherpf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Frequent Change ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Physical Therapist Assistants ◽  
American Physical

AbstractBackground and Purpose. Physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) are susceptible to occupational musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this study was to examine the reported causes and prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal injuries to PTs and PTAs during a 2-year period. Subjects. A questionnaire was mailed to 500 PTs and 500 PTAs randomly selected from the American Physical Therapy Association 1996 active membership list. Six hundred sixty-seven questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 67%. Method. Based on a literature review and a pilot study, an occupational injury questionnaire was constructed and mailed. Self-reports of injuries were obtained. Results. Thirty-two percent of the PTs and 35% of the PTAs reported sustaining a musculoskeletal injury. The highest prevalence of injury was to the low back (62% of injured PTs and 56% of injured PTAs). The PTs reported the upper back and the wrist and hand as having the second highest prevalence (23%). The PTAs reported the upper back as having the second highest prevalence (28%). The PTs and PTAs reported making changes in their work habits of improved body mechanics, increased use of other personnel, and frequent change of work position. The majority of PTs and PTAs reported they did not limit patient contact time or area of practice after sustaining an injury. Conclusion and Discussion. Although PTs and PTAs are recognized to knowledgeable in prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, they are susceptible to sustaining occupational musculoskeletal injuries because of performing labor-intensive tasks.

scholarly journals Use of Logistic Regression to Identify Factors Influencing the Post-Incident State of Occupational Injuries in Agribusiness Operations

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 3449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Davoudi Kakhki ◽  
Steven A. Freeman ◽  
Gretchen A. Mosher
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Returns To Work ◽  
Reducing Costs

Agribusiness industries are among the most hazardous workplaces for non-fatal occupational injuries. The term “post-incident state” is used to describe the health status of an injured person when a non-fatal occupational injury has occurred, in the post-incident period when the worker returns to work, either immediately with zero days away from work (medical state) or after a disability period (disability state). An analysis of nearly 14,000 occupational incidents in agribusiness operations allowed for the classification of the post-incident state as medical or disability (77% and 23% of the cases, respectively). Due to substantial impacts of occupational incidents on labor-market outcomes, identifying factors that influence the severity of such incidents plays a significant role in improving workplace safety, protecting workers, and reducing costs of the post-incident state of an injury. In addition, the average costs of a disability state are significantly higher than those of a medical state. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the contributory factors to such post-incident states with logistic regression using information from workers’ compensation claims recorded between 2008 and 2016 in the Midwest region of the United States. The logistic regression equation was derived to calculate the odds of disability post-incident state. Results indicated that factors influencing the post-incident state included the injured body parts, injury nature, and worker’s age, experience, and occupation, as well as the industry, and were statistically significant predictors of post-incident states. Specific incidents predicting disability outcomes included being caught in/between/under, fall/slip/trip injury, and strain/injury by. The methodology and estimation results provide insightful understanding of the factors influencing medical/disability injuries, in addition to beneficial references for developing effective countermeasures for prevention of occupational incidents.

scholarly journals Predisposing factors influencing occupational injury among frontline building construction workers in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Amissah ◽  
Eric Badu ◽  
Peter Agyei-Baffour ◽  
Emmanuel Kweku Nakua ◽  
Isaac Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Influencing

Abstract Objective This study aims to examine the predisposing factors influencing occupational injuries among frontline construction workers in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 634 frontline construction workers in Kumasi metropolis of Ghana using a structured questionnaire. The study was conducted from December 2016 to June 2017 using a household-based approach. The respondents were selected through a two-stage sampling approach. A multivariate logistics regression model was employed to examine the association between risk factors and injury. Data was analyzed employing descriptive and inferential statistics with STATA version 14. Results The study found an injury prevalence of 57.91% among the workers. Open Wounds (37.29%) and fractures (6.78%) were the common and least injuries recorded respectively. The proximal factors (age, sex of worker, income) and distal factors (e.g. work structure, trade specialization, working hours, job/task location, and monthly off days) were risk factors for occupational injuries among frontline construction workers. The study recommends that policymakers and occupational health experts should incorporate the proximal and distal factors in the design of injury prevention as well as management strategies.

Assessing Psychosocial and Personal Factors in Industrial Work: Issues and Challenges for the Occupational Ergonomics Practitioner and Researcher

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 896-899
Author(s):  
Robert R. (Bob) Fox ◽  
Missie Smith ◽  
Stephen Bao ◽  
Sean Gallagher ◽  
Carisa Harris-Adamson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Compressive Force ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Repetitive Motion ◽  
Physical Risk ◽  
Physical Risk Factors

The occupational ergonomics practitioner has traditionally focused on physical aspects and risk factors of industrial jobs (e.g., forces exerted, moments and loading on the joints, low back compressive force, upper extremity repetitive motion, etc.). However, some studies have shown that physical risk factors may only account for about 37% of low back pain (Punnett et al., 2005). Psychosocial factors continue to be identified as an important element in the incidence of many occupationally-related musculoskeletal disorders. Some researchers have included assessments of psychosocial and personal/individual factors to biomechanical assessments in studies of occupational injury risks (e.g., Marras et al., 2000, Ferguson et al., 2012). Others (e.g., Barim et al., 2019) have examined incorporating personal/individual factors into risk assessment methods to give a more complete picture of injury risk that an individual or a subgroup of workers (e.g., gender, age, prior injury) may face on jobs. This discussion panel will explore the research in the fields of psychosocial and personal risk factors and their relevance to the assessment of injury risk. This session is relevant for the practitioners who must understand, interpret and apply the results of research to real-world problems.

scholarly journals Association Between Work-Relate Musculoskeletal Disorder and Ergonomic Risk Factors Among Nursing Professionals in Ranya and Qaladiza Districts

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Karwan Mahmood Khudhir ◽  
Kochar Khasraw Saleh ◽  
Muhammed Saeed Qadir ◽  
Kochr Ali Mahmood ◽  
Ahmad Azuhairi Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Ergonomic Risk Factors ◽  
Ergonomic Risk

Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) represent one of the leading causes of occupational injury and disability among the professional nursing, due to the number and variety of risk factors associated with the work environment. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) and its association with ergonomic risk factors. A self-administered questionnaire and observational method was used to collect information from 420 individuals and then the data were computerized and analyzed by using SPSS version 21. The overall prevalence of WRMSDs among Ranya and Qaladiza districts nurses was 74%. The neck pain was the most prevalent site of WRMSDs (48.4%) compared to other body parts. Logistic regression analysis indicated that significant risk factors for WRMSDs symptoms were older nurses aged >39.5 years old (OR=3.076, 95% CI: 1.200, 7.884), medium RULA risk level (OR= 255.096, 95% CI: 24.078, 2702.681), very high RULA risk level (OR=151.675, 95% CI: 17.536, 1311.891), low RULA risk level (OR=9.277, 95% CI: 1.064, 80.893). Prevention strategies and health education which emphasizes on psychosocial risk factors and how to improve working conditions should be introduced.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of occupational injuries among insured workers in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Mohsin Abbas ◽  
Rashid Saeed ◽  
Zaki-ul-Zaman Asam
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Specific Criterion

Abstract This is a retrospective analysis of annual reports on occupational injuries issued by the national social insurance agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for the years 2004 through 2016. For each criterion we calculated an index based on the equation NY/Nref x100, where NY is the number of occupational injuries by a specific criterion in a specific year Y, and Nref is the number of injuries in the corresponding criterion in the reference year, i.e. 2004. We also calculated the number of injuries to number of workers ratio (Ni/Nw ) for different occupations and economic sectors to get a clearer idea of the injury trends per worker. In terms of occupational injury rates (with respect to 2004), we observed increases in construction, financing & real estate (economic sectors), among engineers and technicians (occupations), in infections and secondary contusions (injury type), for upper and lower limbs (affected body parts), over falls and “other” causes. Most injuries occurred on Fridays, which is a weekend day in Saudi Arabia. We also observed increased recovery without disability (injury status). However, if we look at the number of occupational injuries per worker, we can see a decreasing trend over time for all occupations and economic sectors, most likely thanks to improved labour law and safety at work practices for insured workers. Our findings are similar to reports from other Persian Gulf countries and reflect current labour health and safety issues in the area.

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