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1. Epidemic of Medical Errors and Hospital-Acquired Infections

   Systemic and Social Causes

   By William Charney

   Medical error as defined in Epidemic of Medical Errors and Hospital-Acquired Infections: Systemic and Social Causes encompasses many categories including, but not limited to, medical error, hospital-acquired infections, medication errors, deaths from misdiagnosis, deaths from infectious diarrhea in...

   Published February 5th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Handbook of Modern Hospital Safety, Second Edition

   Edited by William Charney

   It is ironic that those whose job it is to save lives often find themselves injured in the course of performing their duties. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers have higher injury rates than agriculture workers, miners, and construction workers. The Handbook of...

   Published July 27th 2009 by CRC Press
3. Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Threat to Occupational Health in the U.S. and Canada

   Edited by William Charney

   Series: Public Administration and Public Policy

   Hospitals in the US and Canada are ill-prepared for the threat of emerging infectious diseases, especially in the area of protecting healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, and first responders from transmissions. Current protocols from guideline agencies and health organizations and health...

   Published June 22nd 2006 by CRC Press
4. Back Injury Among Healthcare Workers

   Causes, Solutions, and Impacts

   Edited by William Charney, Anne Hudson

   The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently calculated nearly 60,000 musculoskeletal injuries to healthcare workers resulting from heavy lifting during attempts to move patients. Often the nurses, aides, orderlies, and attendants who suffered permanent injuries were forced out of the profession,...

   Published July 27th 2003 by CRC Press
5. The Epidemic of Health Care Worker Injury

   An Epidemiology

   Edited by William Charney, Guy Fragala

   Traditionally, health care worker injury exposure data is analyzed one category at a time, which tends to isolate the researcher from a more global perspective of an industry-wide analysis. The Epidemic of Health Care Worker Injury: An Epidemiology provides an industry-wide analysis that...

   Published December 8th 1998 by CRC Press