Occupational Risks of Health Professionals in Turkey as an Emerging Economy

Background: Health services are one of the work areas that contain important risks in terms of the <a title="Learn more about Occupational Health" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/occupational-health">occupational health</a> and safety...

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Autores principales: Nilgun Ulutasdemir, Metin Cirpan, Ebru Ozturk, Ferdi Tanir
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8ec64f54166e40c4b025e56ee4162ba42021-12-02T03:35:39ZOccupational Risks of Health Professionals in Turkey as an Emerging Economy2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.019https://doaj.org/article/8ec64f54166e40c4b025e56ee4162ba42015-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/1491https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Health services are one of the work areas that contain important risks in terms of the <a title="Learn more about Occupational Health" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/occupational-health">occupational health</a> and safety of the laborer. Professionals in various areas of health services encounter biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial risks, particularly in hospitals. Objectives: This study has been performed to evaluate the impacts of the occupational risks on health of health professionals in Turkey. Findings: In Turkey, as an emerging economy, the history of studies on health professionals is not longstanding. There have been various regulations intended for the occupational health and safety of health professionals in line with the Regulation of the Provision on Patient and <a title="Learn more about Staff Safety" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/staff-safety">Staff Safety</a> prepared in 2012. However, applications can differ from region to region, institution to institution, and person to person. Conclusions: We believe that this review will lead health professionals to be aware of occupational risks and contribute to planning health services for health professionals.Nilgun UlutasdemirMetin CirpanEbru OzturkFerdi TanirUbiquity Pressarticlehealth professionaloccupational riskoccupational health and safetyTurkeyInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 81, Iss 4, Pp 522-529 (2015)
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topic health professional
occupational risk
occupational health and safety
Turkey
Infectious and parasitic diseases
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Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle health professional
occupational risk
occupational health and safety
Turkey
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Public aspects of medicine
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Nilgun Ulutasdemir
Metin Cirpan
Ebru Ozturk
Ferdi Tanir
Occupational Risks of Health Professionals in Turkey as an Emerging Economy
description Background: Health services are one of the work areas that contain important risks in terms of the <a title="Learn more about Occupational Health" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/occupational-health">occupational health</a> and safety of the laborer. Professionals in various areas of health services encounter biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial risks, particularly in hospitals. Objectives: This study has been performed to evaluate the impacts of the occupational risks on health of health professionals in Turkey. Findings: In Turkey, as an emerging economy, the history of studies on health professionals is not longstanding. There have been various regulations intended for the occupational health and safety of health professionals in line with the Regulation of the Provision on Patient and <a title="Learn more about Staff Safety" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/staff-safety">Staff Safety</a> prepared in 2012. However, applications can differ from region to region, institution to institution, and person to person. Conclusions: We believe that this review will lead health professionals to be aware of occupational risks and contribute to planning health services for health professionals.
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author Nilgun Ulutasdemir
Metin Cirpan
Ebru Ozturk
Ferdi Tanir
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