[Identification and control of workers that pose a risk to others in the health field]. / Identificazione e controllo dei lavoratori rischiosi per gli altri nelle attività sanitarie.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
; 28(2): 174-5, 2006.
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| ID: mdl-16805452
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Working in health care increases the probability that an impaired worker be hazardous for third persons.METHODS:
A literature review concerning identification, intervention, and treatment of hazardous health care workers is here reported.RESULTS:
Published reports of health care worker-to-patient transmission of bloodborne infections, and papers concerning the so-called "impaired physician", have been reviewed.DISCUSSION:
According to European directives on workers' health and safety, the occupational health physician charged of medical surveillance of hospital workers is often mandated to manage impaired professionals.CONCLUSIONS:
Strategies for early identification, treatment and rehabilitation of impaired physicians are reviewed and suggestions for preventive action are given.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pessoal de Saúde
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Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Profissional para o Paciente
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália