[Workplace accidents in health-related personnel in the province of León].
BACKGROUND
To get an initial knowledge about the morbidity by workplace accidents in health related personal (hospital and primary attention) in Leon province.


METHODS
Retrospective study relative to workplace accidents with time off work result, in health related personal, in Leon province, for 1990.


RESULTS
We have observed a rate of workplace accidents in health related personal (31, 4/1000) smaller than general workers in Leon province (63, 3/1000), Castilla y Leon community (44, 7/1000) and Spain (59, 8/1000). The rate in female population (37, 4/1000) was higher than the rate in men (21,7/1000). By jobs, the attendant an maintenance personal, had more accidents (rate of 118/1000). The most frequent mechanism was "fall" (38.2%). The most frequent lesion was "swerve" (38.2%). About the part of the body, the most injured were superior members (30.9%) and inferior members (30%), 93.7% of workplace accidents were qualified as slight accidents.


CONCLUSIONS
The health related personal have a lower rate of accidents than general workers. The risk of workplace accident is directly related with job and place of work. The slight pathological result is most frequent.
López Gil
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Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud José Aguado, León.
de Luis Arribas
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LM
Naveiro Rilo
J C
JC
Rodilla Alonso
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A
Menau Martín
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G
Martín Velasco
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
Accidentes de trabajo en personal relacionado con la sanidad en la provincia de León.