Medeni İrem, Alagüney Mehmet Erdem, Medeni Volkan
Employee Health Department, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Türkiye.
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Front Public Health. 2024 Dec 5;12:1505331. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1505331. eCollection 2024.
The health sector is a field where employees are frequently exposed to occupational injuries due to high-risk working conditions. This study aimed to examine the distribution and causes of occupational injuries experienced by healthcare workers in the last 5 years in Turkey.
In this population-based and national-scale study, occupational injuries reported to the Ministry of Health from healthcare organizations in 81 provinces of Turkey between 01.01.2019 and 31.12.2023 were retrospectively analyzed. Variables such as age, gender, title, place of employment, types of injuries, causes, and outcomes of occupational injuries were evaluated.
A total of 68,563 occupational injuries were reported between the years analyzed. 64.5% of the injuries affected female workers. Occupational injuries occurred most frequently during the summer months and in hospitals. According to age groups, the highest rate of occupational injuries was observed in the 20-29 age group with 39.3%. Among the types of occupational injuries, sharps injuries were the most common, with 55.3%. It was followed by slips, trips, and falls (13.2%). As a result of occupational injuries, 76.2% of healthcare workers were able to return to work without long-term absence. Over the 5 years, 61 healthcare workers lost their lives due to occupational injuries. Nurses and midwives were the occupational groups most exposed to injuries, followed by cleaning staff.
Turkey's healthcare workers have a high exposure rate to occupational injuries. Women and young workers are the most affected groups. Strengthening the occupational safety culture and providing safe working environments is necessary.
卫生部门是一个员工因高风险工作条件而经常面临职业伤害的领域。本研究旨在调查土耳其医护人员在过去5年中遭受职业伤害的分布情况及原因。
在这项基于人群的全国性研究中，对2019年1月1日至2023年12月31日期间土耳其81个省份医疗机构向卫生部报告的职业伤害进行了回顾性分析。评估了年龄、性别、职称、工作地点、伤害类型、职业伤害的原因及后果等变量。
在所分析的年份之间共报告了68563起职业伤害。64.5%的伤害影响了女性员工。职业伤害最常发生在夏季和医院。按年龄组划分，20 - 29岁年龄组的职业伤害发生率最高，为39.3%。在职业伤害类型中，锐器伤最为常见，占55.3%。其次是滑倒、绊倒和摔倒（占比13.2%）。职业伤害导致76.2%的医护人员能够在没有长期缺勤的情况下重返工作岗位。在这5年中，有61名医护人员因职业伤害丧生。护士和助产士是受伤害风险最高的职业群体，其次是清洁人员。
土耳其医护人员职业伤害暴露率较高。女性和年轻员工是受影响最大的群体。加强职业安全文化并提供安全的工作环境很有必要。
