[Occupational dangers to health of nursing staffs in hemodialysis units].
Since hemodialysis patients are at high risk for blood-borne viral infection such as hepatitis B and C virus infection, nursing staffs of the hemodialysis units have a significant occupational exposure to blood-borne virus infection. Furthermore, they are in danger of contacting occupational low back-pain because they have to take care of patients in a half-rising position. In addition, they may also suffer from burned-out syndrome because they have to look after all the chronic renal failure patients as well as run machines during the hemodialysis procedure. In this paper, we describe occupational danger to health of nursing staffs working in hemodialysis units.
Washio
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Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Utoguchi
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Mizoue
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Yoshimura
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D001416:Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D003376:Counseling; D006266:Health Education; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009740:Nursing Staff; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D010808:Physical Examination; D012306:Risk; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control