@article{ref1,
title="National estimates of home care workers nonfatal emergency department-treated injuries, United States 2015-2020",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2023",
author="Derk, Susan J. and Hendricks, Kitty J. and Hartley, Dan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
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. <br><br>METHODS: Nonfatal injuries among HCWs were extracted from the NEISS-Work data between 2015 and 2020. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000002999",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002999"
}