Abstract
Notes from the Field: Unexplained Dermatologic, Respiratory, and Ophthalmic Symptoms Among Health Care Personnel at a Hospital - West Virginia, November 2017-January 2018.
Highlights
Health care personnel reported that vigorous investigation and response and related effects heightened their concerns about workplace exposures
Multiple persons reported hearing rumors that occupational health evaluation would be required for subsequent compensation eligibility for potential occupational toxic exposure
Inconsistent symptomatology, reports of persons seeking evaluation for subjectively mild symptoms, and rumors that future compensation might require seeking care suggest that response efforts might have inadvertently contributed to reports of illness
Summary
Managers i nstructed to encourage health care personnel to report Ward 2 cl osed symptoms to occupational therapy Onsite visits by public health o ce for health care
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