Hazards of the Health Care Sector: Looking Beyond Infectious Disease

Background: Possessing every hazard class, the health care sector poses significant health threats to its workforce in both high-resource settings and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objectives: The aim of this paper was to examine the applicability of the classical hierarchy of hazard con...

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Autor principal:	Melissa A. McDiarmid
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2014
Materias:	global health care sector health and safety occupational health Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/70964d4e1c31400184f96c36ef4f4b4a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:70964d4e1c31400184f96c36ef4f4b4a2021-12-02T05:55:33ZHazards of the Health Care Sector: Looking Beyond Infectious Disease2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2014.08.001https://doaj.org/article/70964d4e1c31400184f96c36ef4f4b4a2014-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2062https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Possessing every hazard class, the health care sector poses significant health threats to its workforce in both high-resource settings and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objectives: The aim of this paper was to examine the applicability of the classical hierarchy of hazard control technologies in resource-constrained health care settings. Methods: Using a biologic and chemical hazard example, the hazard control hierarchy was applied for risk mitigation. Findings: Even when resource constraints force a reordered selection of hazard control elements, risk reduction can be achieved across a variety of hazard classes. Conclusion: For LMICs with limited resources, the hazard control hierarchy can be effectively employed, although the selection of methods may be reordered, to achieve significant hazard control. Such prevention strategies can thereby strengthen and sustain a critical pillar of the health system, its workforce.Melissa A. McDiarmidUbiquity Pressarticleglobal health care sectorhealth and safetyoccupational healthInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 80, Iss 4, Pp 315-319 (2014)
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description	Background: Possessing every hazard class, the health care sector poses significant health threats to its workforce in both high-resource settings and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objectives: The aim of this paper was to examine the applicability of the classical hierarchy of hazard control technologies in resource-constrained health care settings. Methods: Using a biologic and chemical hazard example, the hazard control hierarchy was applied for risk mitigation. Findings: Even when resource constraints force a reordered selection of hazard control elements, risk reduction can be achieved across a variety of hazard classes. Conclusion: For LMICs with limited resources, the hazard control hierarchy can be effectively employed, although the selection of methods may be reordered, to achieve significant hazard control. Such prevention strategies can thereby strengthen and sustain a critical pillar of the health system, its workforce.
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Hazards of the Health Care Sector: Looking Beyond Infectious Disease

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