Abstract
In professional and scientific journals there are many published results on different prevalence, patterns and risk factors of animal-related injuries and occupational disorders among veterinarians. Veterinary medicine is hazardous. Veterinarians work under uncomfortable and unsafe conditions not only in animal housing units but also in their clinics, stations and surgeries with wet and slippery floors. They work closely with animals. Veterinarians are a high-risk group for significant injury from animal contacts. Veterinarians perform procedures that cause the animal pain, distress, and protective reactions of animals in different forms, such as biting, kicking, scratching or other trauma from the animals. They are exposed to different risk materials, equipment and many other risk factors such as radiation, oncogenic viruses, sharp instruments, anaesthetics gases, pesticides (insecticides), long working hours and occupational stressors. Veterinarians work with unknown animals, unknown people and demanding clients. Veterinarian are not only at increased risk of occupational diseases and injuries but also at increased risk of death from workrelated injuries, motor vehicle accidents, malignant diseases and suicide.
Highlights
Kao i kod svih drugih profesija, tako je i kod veterinara prisutan rizik od pojave odre|enih profesionalnih bolesti[1], bolesti u vezi sa radom i povreda na radu[2]
Ina~e su kolege (57% od 2679 ukupnog broja veterinara sa povredama) vi{e izloene povredama od koleginica (43% od 2679 ukupnog broja veterinara sa povredama) zaposlenih u klini~koj praksi, dok su veterinari koji rade sa velikimivotinjama (69% povreda) i u klini~koj praksi me{ovitog tipa (59% povreda) vi{e izloni riziku od nastanka te{kih telesnih povreda koje }e imati hroni~an karakter od veterinara zaposlenih u klini~koj praksi sa malimivotinjama kod kojih u~estalost povreda iznosi 42%. ^ak je 82% diplomiranih veterinara prikazalo povrede zadobijene od ujeda i grebanja ma~aka u prvoj godini radnog staa, dok je 62% veterinara prikazalo povrede nastale ujedima i grebanjem pasa u prvoj godini radnog staa posle diplomiranja (Fritschi i sar., 2006)
Najnovija istraivanja iz razli~itih delova sveta potvr|uju da su kod veterinara naj~e{}e povrede koje nanose sameivotinje (72%) i to goveda (72%), Vet. glasnik 65 (1-2) 109 - 121 (2011) Marijana Vu~ini}: Povrede i poreme}aji zdravlja veterinara neinfektivne etiologije ma~ke (25%) i psi (23%), a da zatim slede povrede nanete iglama i o{trim instrumentima (15%) i na kraju povrede koje nanose ptice (13%)
Summary
Kao i kod svih drugih profesija, tako je i kod veterinara prisutan rizik od pojave odre|enih profesionalnih bolesti1, bolesti u vezi sa radom i povreda na radu2. Vet. glasnik 65 (1-2) 109 - 121 (2011) Marijana Vu~ini}: Povrede i poreme}aji zdravlja veterinara neinfektivne etiologije zdravstvenu za{titu i osiguranje (Gabel i Gerberich, 2002; Reijula i sar., 2003). Istraivanja profesionalnih povreda kod australijskih veterinara otkrila su da se 51% veterinara lak{e ili tee povredi u toku radnog staa kao i da se najmanje 26% veterinara povredi u toku jedne godine (Fritschi i sar., 2006).
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