Caregiver Safety The 5 Basics Safety Training Video

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A home caregiver is a hero and champion to someone. A professional home caregiver is hero and champion to many.

Any caregiver, whether health care professional or family member, faces a number of serious safety and health hazards. This includes bloodborne pathogens, biological hazards, potential chemical and drug exposures, respiratory hazards, musculoskeletal hazards from lifting and moving patients, workplace violence and stress, among others.

More workers are injured in the healthcare and social assistance industry sector than any other. This industry has one of the highest rates of work related injuries and illnesses.

This safety training video explains five basic hazards faced by home health care professionals and home care providers. The purpose is to to promote a culture that encourages and supports the wellbeing, health and safety of patients and these important, dedicated caregivers.

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Home Health Care Patients and Safety Hazards
in the Home: Preliminary Findings
http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/adv...

Safety & Health Topics: OSHA
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthcaref...

OSHA: Worker Safety in Hospitals/Caring for Our Caregivers
https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hospitals/

National Center for Biotechnology Information,
Supporting Family Caregivers in Providing Care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK...