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Answer:
d
The good news: Slips, trips and falls aren't the primary cause of serious
employee injuries, according to a 2011 report by the CDC's National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). That dubious honor goes to
muscular overexertion, such as when staffers unsafely and unwisely lift
patients or heavy equipment without assistance or proper ergonomic form,
which represents 39% of lost-work incidents. The bad news: Slips, trips and
falls are second, with 25% of absence-causing injuries.
When employees suffer slip, trip and fall
injuries, which body parts do they injure most often?
a.
head or neck
c.
lower extremities
b.
back or torso
d.
upper extremities
Answer:
c
The hips, knees, ankles
and feet get the worst of
it in on-the-job wipeouts.
According to NIOSH's
2011 report, 44.9% of
workers' compensation
claims resulting from
healthcare workplace
slips, trips and falls
between 1996 and 2005
cited injuries to the lower
extremities. Upper
extremities and multiple
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