Volume 11, Number 7—July 2005
Perspective
Occupational Deaths among Healthcare Workers
Table 2
Occupational deaths among US healthcare workers (HCW), 2002*
Cause of death | No. deaths | HCW death rate, excluding support occupations (N = 6.2 million) | HCW death rate, including support occupations (N = 9.1 million) |
---|---|---|---|
Injury | 77–93 | 12–15 | 8–10 |
Infection-related† | 80–260 | 13–42 | 9–29 |
Total | 157–353 | 25–57 | 17–39 |
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