[COVID-19 with respect to occupational healthcare and public health services]. / COVID-19 im Hinblick auf Arbeitsmedizin und Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst.
Internist (Berl)
; 62(9): 899-905, 2021 Sep.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1491071
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Healthcare personnel (HCP) have an occupation-related risk of an infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and can transmit COVID-19 to patients. The related occupational disease is the BK 3101.OBJECTIVE:
The frequency of suspected claims of occupation-related SARS-CoV2 infections and confirmed claims of COVID-19 occupational diseases, reporting obligations under the German Infection Protection Act (IfSG) and mandatory notification requirements of physicians. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Selective literature search with special respect to data of accident insurance institutions regarding occupation-related SARS-CoV2 infections among HCP.RESULTS:
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic also represents a challenge for occupational healthcare and the public health service. In recent months an increased number of suspected cases of an occupational disease (BK 3101) associated with COVID-19 were registered at the accident insurance institutions as well as notifications of accidents at work. The public health service handles registrations under the IfSG and coordinates the tracking of contact persons.CONCLUSION:
Occupation-related SARS-CoV2 infections are a real reason for concern. The registration data of the accident insurance institutions confirm high case numbers. Preventive measures, such as wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 vaccinations significantly reduce the risk of infection among HCP as well as the risk of nosocomial transmission to patients.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
German
Journal:
Internist (Berl)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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