Occupational deaths among healthcare workers.
Occupational deaths among healthcare workers.
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DOI：
10.3201/eid1107.041038
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发表时间：
2005-07
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Eisenberg L
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作者：
Sepkowitz KA;Eisenberg L
最近对严重急性呼吸系统综合症和美国天花疫苗接种计划的经验表明，卫生保健工作者易患职业获得性传染病。然而，尽管承认风险，卫生保健工作者的职业死亡率是未知的。相比之下，其他有职业风险的职业，如警察或消防员的死亡率已得到明确界定。根据联邦来源的现有信息，并利用流行率和自然史数据计算感染造成的额外死亡人数，我们估计卫生保健工作者因职业事件（包括感染）造成的年死亡率为每100万工人17-57人。然而，需要对风险进行更准确的估计。这类信息可以为今后的干预措施提供信息，正如采用更安全的针头产品所看到的那样。这些信息还将提高公众对这一往往被忽视但至关重要的病人护理方面的认识。
Recent experiences with severe acute respiratory syndrome and the US smallpox vaccination program have demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare workers to occupationally acquired infectious diseases. However, despite acknowledgment of risk, the occupational death rate for healthcare workers is unknown. In contrast, the death rate for other professions with occupational risk, such as police officer or firefighter, has been well defined. With available information from federal sources and calculating the additional number of deaths from infection by using data on prevalence and natural history, we estimate the annual death rate for healthcare workers from occupational events, including infection, is 17–57 per 1 million workers. However, a much more accurate estimate of risk is needed. Such information could inform future interventions, as was seen with the introduction of safer needle products. This information would also heighten public awareness of this often minimized but essential aspect of patient care.