@article{ref1,
title="A survey of injuries that occurred in veterinary teaching hospitals during 2017",
journal="Journal of veterinary medical education",
year="2021",
author="Whittem, Ted and Hoppach, Margarethe and Woodward, Andrew P.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Knowing the frequency, extent or severity of injuries that occur to students and staff within veterinary teaching hospitals (VTHs) is necessary for proactive  management of their safety. This study surveyed contemporaneouslycaptured incident  reports likely to cause or causing injury to students and staff of veterinary  teaching hospitals in Europe, the United States of America (USA), Canada, Australia,  and New Zealand, recorded in 2017. Four different severities of incident were  evaluated within four different cohorts of people, precipitated by five categories  for cause. Within each cause-category, further subdivision was based on the nature  of the incident. All colleges of veterinary medicine accredited by the American  Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) or the Australasian  Veterinary Boards Council were surveyed. Responses were received from (7/7, 100%)  schools in Australia and New Zealand, 12/30 (40%) the United States of America, 1/4  (25%) Canada, 1/1 (100%) Mexico, and 1/3 (33%) United Kingdom, and no responses were  received from the AVMA-COE accredited schools in the European Union. The mean  incidence of incidents caused by horses was (0.4/1,000 cases), followed by food  animals (0.1/1,000 cases), other animals (0.1/1,000 cases), and small animals  (0.074/1,000 cases). Within veterinary teaching hospitals at many institutions,  veterinary students and veterinarians are particularly at risk of injuries caused by  hand-held instruments, such as scalpels and needles. Non-veterinary staff are more  at risk than students or veterinarians from injuries caused by small animals. Recording and reporting of incidents is not uniform and may be lacking in detail. Some institutions' systems for record management preclude easy evaluation, and  therefore may be insufficient for proactive management of health and safety as  required by accreditation bodies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-321X",
doi="10.3138/jvme-2019-0152",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2019-0152"
}