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Abstract(s)
Nurses continuously develop various activities
that expose them to excessive force and inappropriate
movements.
Characterize the accidents reported by overexertion
and inappropriate movements in Portuguese nurses
during 2009 and 2010.
Retrospective cross-sectional study, covering
the period from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010.
Were defined as inclusion criteria, be nurse and having notified
by excessive straining and improper motion accident.
The information was obtained by reference to the computer
record of accidents at work General Administration
of Health Services, relating to 672 nurses.
There were 672 notifications of accidents by overexertion/
inappropriate moves in Portuguese nurses. The
higher prevalence of these accidents was in nurses with
over 10 years of service 277 (41.2%), 565 were female
(42.6%) in the age group 25-29 (29.9%) and practice
time for 555 shifts (82.6%). At admission there were 387
(57.3%) within 3 hours of work 330 (49.1%) and the third
day after weekly rest 216 (32.1%). The Mobilization of
patients was the most frequent cause of this accident 430
(64.0%). The main effects were the sprains and strains
321 (47.8%), mainly the trunk reached 367 (54.7%) and
absenteeism caused 373 (55.5%). On average 17.7 days
missed a total of 12.054 days.
Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of accidents
during the mobilization of prayer on patients so important
to invest in the implementation of mechanical equipment
for the mobilization and transport of patients.
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Keywords
Accidents Occupational health nursing Occupational risk Inappropriate movements
Citation
Martins, Matilde; Barbieri, Maria do Céu; Correia, Teresa (2014). Accidents at work by excessive strain / inappropriate moves in nurses. In 2nd IPLeiria Internacional Health Congress - Challenges & Innovation in Health. Instituto Politécnico de Leiria. Leiria
Publisher
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria