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Occupational Medicine 1987;37:66-70
© 1987 Society of Occupational Medicine

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Low Back Injuries in Nursing Staff

D. CHEAP, Occupational Physician

Bath District Health Authority

A prospective survey extending over 5 years of 180 low back injuries to nursing staff causing absence from work in one health district employing 3778 nurses is described. The risk of injury is assessed in relation to the length of absence from work and consequent disability. Of the injuries, 27 per cent resulted in a prolapsed intervertebral lumbar disc lesion and 12 per cent of the injured nurses had their employment terminated on medical grounds as a result of the injury. The relevance of age, height, sex, rank and history of previous back injury are discussed but only a history of previous injury is considered to be of predictive value. The importance of training, type of lift. and pre-employment screening are described as measures which have resulted in a reduction of the number of nurses injured.

Requests Jor rqirims should be addressed to D. C. Heap MA FFOM. Occupational Health Department. Royal United Hospital. Bath BA 1 3NG.


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