Citation

Derk SJ, Hendricks KJ, Hartley D. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0000000000002999

PMID

37853688

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Home care workers are a critical resource contributing to the well-being of others. Presented are data on home care workers (HCWs) nonfatal emergency department-treated (ED) injuries.

METHODS: Nonfatal injuries among HCWs were extracted from the NEISS-Work data between 2015 and 2020.

RESULTS: Review of NEISS-Work data indicated 117,000 HCWs with nonfatal ED-treated injuries; female HCWs accounted for 93%. Overexertion and bodily reactions accounted for 52% of the injuries. Violence and other injuries by persons or animals accounted for 15% and falls, slips, and trips also accounted for 15% of the HCWs ED-treated injuries.

CONCLUSION: The growing demand for home care services is increasing the number of workers at risk for injury. Future analyses should prioritize injury events among HCWS to gain a better understanding of the events contributing to injuries among HCWs.

Language: en