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Elaboration and implementation of environmental risk map for prevention of work related accidents in an intensive care unit of a university hospital

This study has the objective to discuss some questions related to occupational risks that health professionals are exposed to in the Intensive Care Unit environment. A questionnaire was used, asking the health care workers to describe the occupational risks they know about. As a result, the participants indicated risks related to biological, physical, chemical, ergonomic and occupational risks.

occupational accident; occupational health


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