Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety

It is ironic that those whose job it is to save lives often find themselves injured in the course of performing their duties. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers have higher injury rates than agriculture workers, miners, and construction workers. The Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety, Second Edition covers exposure paradigms and offers solutions and models of protection for these individuals, presenting the latest science and intervention strategies that have proven successful in the scientific community.

Extensively revised, this second edition explores a host of hazardous conditions that are faced by healthcare workers in today’s hospitals, including:



infection and infectious diseases
back injuries
needlesticks
workplace violence
slip, trip, and fall injuries
ergonomic issues
electrocautery smoke
toxic drugs
ethylene oxide
aldehydes
pentamidine
ribavirin


In this long-awaited update to William Charney’s seminal work, experts from leading hospitals, universities, and health organizations explore these health risks and suggested preventive measures, discuss recent research and new information on technology to protect workers, cover new legislation and regulations, and provide insight into the philosophy of creating a safe hospital culture.

William Charney has been a safety director/officer in healthcare for over 20 years. He has published 7 books in the field and 15 peer-review articles. He is presently the Safety Coordinator for Washington Hospital Services in Seattle.

Overview of Health and Safety in the Health Care Environment, D. A. Sterling
Epidemiology, J. M. Boiano, J. P. Sestito, S. E. Luckhaupt, C. F. Robinson, and J. T. Walker
Back Injury Prevention in Health Care, W. Charney, A. Hudson, S. Gallagher, J. D. Lloyd, A. Baptiste, A. Nelson, J. A. Haley, M. Matz, B. D. Owen, A. Garg, J. Villeneuve, J. Gilmore, and W. Martin
Emerging Infectious Diseases, W. Charney, J. H. Lange, G. Mastrangelo, J. Lavoie, Y. Cloutier, J. Lara, G. Marchand, and Office of Emergency Preparedness
Disinfection and Infection Control, E. J. Stewart, R. N. Olmsted, P.-G. Zanoni, L. Lee, J. Millogo, and K. M. Duesman
Progress in Preventing Sharps Injures in the United States, J. Doe, J. Perry, A. E. Gomaa, J. Jagger, and Emergency Care Research Institute
Violence in the Health Care Industry, J. Lipscomb, J. Rosen, M. London, K. McPhaul, J. A. Simonowitz, California Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Service Employees International Union
Prevention of Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards for Workers in Hospital Settings, J. W. Collins and J. L. Bell
Ergonomics, M. Wan, Kaiser Permanente, J. Villeneuve, and G. Fragala
Chemodrugs, T. P. Fuller
Tuberculosis Engineering Controls, L. M. Conroy, J. E. Franke, B. S. Tepper, J. Mehring, D. Hodge, D. Kass, W. Charney, J. Fisher, C. Ishida, P. M. Sutton, M. Nicas, and R. J. Harrison
Electrocautery Smoke: Reasons for Scavenging, J. D. Paz, Stackhouse, Inc., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, L. V. Kayman, Association of Operating Room Nurses, W. Charney, S. Miller, S. Campbell, and B. Reynolds
Safe Use of Ethylene Oxide in the Hospital Environment, A. R. Reich
Monitoring Aldehydes, E. W. Finucane and W. Charney
Pentamidine, W. Charney, L. Rose, and P. Quinlan
Ribavirin, J. Bellows, R. J. Harrison, W. Charney, K. J. Corkery, R. Kraemer, and L. Wugofski
Trace Anesthetic Gas, E. W. Finucane, A. Schapera, W. Charney, P. A. Heinsohn,
and D.L. Jewett
Cost–Benefit, W. Charney and D. Maynes
Clinical Approach to Glove Dermatitis and Latex Allergy, D. Shusterman
Latex Glove Use: Essentials in Modern Hospital Safety, W. M. Truscott
Health and Safety Hazards of Shiftwork: Implications for Health Care Workers and Strategies for Prevention, J. Schirmer
Radiation Protection in Hospitals, J.-P. Gauvin
Reproductive Hazards in Hospitals, L. V. Kayman
Medical Waste, M. L. Garvin, H. B. Kuhn and E. Peters
The Occupational Hazards of Home Health Care, E. Askari and B. DeBaun
Caring Until It Hurts: How Nursing Work Is Becoming the Most Dangerous Job in America, Service Employees International Union
Laboratory Safety, W. Wood
Biological Exposure Index Testing: Two Case Studies, W. Charney, M. Lipnowski, and L. Wugofski
Functions and Staffing of a Hospital Safety Office, L. V. Kayman and J. F. Clemons
Education for Action: An Innovative Approach to Training Hospital Employees, M. Weinger and N. Wallerstein
Stress Factors, L. A. Job, W. E. Shearn, K. Kahler, J. Pearl, and M. McDonald
Case Studies of Health Care Workers in the Compensation System, L. S. Colbert

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