COVID-19 hospital outbreaks: Protecting healthcare workers to protect frail patients. An Italian observational cohort study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among exposed healthcare workers (HCWs) after preventive protocol implementation.

Methods: A total of 5750 HCWs were included in the study. Those in contact with COVID-19 patients were allocated into a high-risk or a low-risk group based on contact type (PPE- or non-PPE-protected); high-risk workers underwent nasopharyngeal swab tests, while among low-risk workers, swab tests were carried out only for symptomatic workers (active surveillance).

[Occupational exposure to fluorescent light in a pathologist with myopic complications and asthenopia onset].

Background: Pathologic myopia is often associated with many complications, e.g. retinopathy, vitreous detachment and glaucoma.

Collection and evaluation of incidents in a radiotherapy department : a reactive risk analysis.

Purpose: to report on the use of an internal system for incident reporting.

Patients And Methods: from October 2001 until June 2009, data on incidents were collected in the radiotherapy department (RT) by means of an incident reporting worksheet. The risk analysis was based on the US Navy method of mishap cause investigation, the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS).