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Incident surveillance in New Jersey career and technical education programs, 1999 to 2008: attributes, severity, and reported use of personal protective equipment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20839728     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Through school-sponsored career and technical education programs in New Jersey, students work part-time during or after school in paid and unpaid structured learning experiences regulated by the New Jersey Department of Education. Schools submit information on "reportable incidents," injury or illness resulting in physician treatment. Incidents including reported use of personal protective equipment (PPE) were assessed; 1,600 incident reports (1999 to 2008) were received. Attributes such as type and severity, body parts affected, and PPE use for incidents occurring at school among students grades 9 to 12 or labeled as "adults" during school hours (n = 285) were analyzed. Older teens incurred more injuries. PPE use was consistently low across age and gender. Students most frequently experienced knife injuries involving fingers and hands. Results identified potential injury determinants and training and intervention topics such as PPE, and support development of an enhanced reporting form.
Authors:
Derek G Shendell; Mehul Jhaveri; Alexandra C H Nowakowski; Maryann E Wozniak; Jennifer K Campbell; Elizabeth G Marshall; Sarah W Kelly
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0891-0162     ISO Abbreviation:  AAOHN J     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-15     Completed Date:  2010-11-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8608669     Medline TA:  AAOHN J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  367-80     Citation Subset:  N    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010, SLACK Incorporated.
Affiliation:
NJ Safe Schools Program, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. shendedg@umdnj.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents, Occupational / legislation & jurisprudence,  prevention & control,  statistics & numerical data*
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Causality
Employment / legislation & jurisprudence,  statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Incidence
Injury Severity Score
Male
New Jersey / epidemiology
Occupational Health / legislation & jurisprudence,  statistics & numerical data
Occupational Health Nursing
Population Surveillance
Protective Devices / utilization*
Risk Management / organization & administration*
Sex Distribution
Students* / statistics & numerical data
Vocational Education* / organization & administration
Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*,  etiology,  prevention & control

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