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Health Hazards for Medical Workers

Doctors and other medical care specialists have many resources to help treat patient ailments. However, some of these resources, such as potent medications or radioactive diagnostics, can actually present a health hazard for medical workers. Doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers can suffer devastating injuries and diseases due to these potential dangers at medical facilities.

If you have developed a work-related illness, you may be entitled to financial compensation. To learn more about your legal rights, contact a knowledgeable New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyer from Levinson Axelrod, P.A., today at 1-888-389-COMP.

Medical Facility Dangers

Healthcare facilities contain a variety of potential dangers for medical workers. Health risks for doctors, nurses, and other medical care specialists may include:

  • Exposure to ionizing radiation through devices like x-ray machines
  • Contracting diseases like hepatitis and HIV through unsanitary needles
  • Contact with chemicals like anesthetic gases and formaldehyde
  • Severe psychological stress due to fatigue, overwork, and exposure to emotionally traumatizing situations

Additionally, healthcare workers are at risk for normal workplace hazards like slips and falls and repetitive motion disorders. For instance, nurses can develop lower back strain injuries when lifting and moving patients. This can lead to long-term back pain.

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Medical workers strive to help others stay healthy. If these workers suffer work-related injuries, they deserve compensation. If you are a medical worker who has been hurt in a job-related injury, please contact an experienced New Jersey workers’ comp attorney from Levinson Axelrod, P.A., at 1-888-389-COMP today.