Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Veterinarians, veterinary nurses and veterinary students work and train in a variety of environments and are exposed to a wide range of hazards.
OBJECTIVE: (1) To compare the rate of health and safety incidents and injuries between veterinarians, veterinary nurses and veterinary students. (2) To investigate the health and safety hazard controls present in Australian veterinary workplaces.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study, using an online questionnaire.
METHODS: Anonymous links to the questionnaire were disseminated to Australian veterinarians, veterinary nurses and veterinary students.
RESULTS: A total of 494 veterinarians, 484 veterinary nurses and 212 veterinary students completed the survey. Incidents and injuries were common, particularly sharps-related injuries and animal bites. Australian veterinary nurses and veterinarians experienced the studied incidents at similar rates to each other. Veterinary students experienced some incidents and injuries at rates higher than both veterinarians and veterinary nurses, including heatstroke, hypothermia, sunburn, electric shock, loss of consciousness, being rammed or pushed over by an animal and farm equipment injuries. Of the workplace hazard controls reported, first aid boxes were most commonly present, and safety meetings occurred least commonly. Veterinary nurses received Q fever and rabies vaccines much less frequently than veterinarians and veterinary students.
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that improvements need to be made to the occupational health and safety standards in the Australian veterinary sector. Veterinarians and veterinary nurses had suboptimal rates of access to many of the required and critical workplace health and safety controls. Improvements to the standard of health and safety training of veterinary students are indicated, given their higher rates of certain incidents and injury.
OBJECTIVE: (1) To compare the rate of health and safety incidents and injuries between veterinarians, veterinary nurses and veterinary students. (2) To investigate the health and safety hazard controls present in Australian veterinary workplaces.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study, using an online questionnaire.
METHODS: Anonymous links to the questionnaire were disseminated to Australian veterinarians, veterinary nurses and veterinary students.
RESULTS: A total of 494 veterinarians, 484 veterinary nurses and 212 veterinary students completed the survey. Incidents and injuries were common, particularly sharps-related injuries and animal bites. Australian veterinary nurses and veterinarians experienced the studied incidents at similar rates to each other. Veterinary students experienced some incidents and injuries at rates higher than both veterinarians and veterinary nurses, including heatstroke, hypothermia, sunburn, electric shock, loss of consciousness, being rammed or pushed over by an animal and farm equipment injuries. Of the workplace hazard controls reported, first aid boxes were most commonly present, and safety meetings occurred least commonly. Veterinary nurses received Q fever and rabies vaccines much less frequently than veterinarians and veterinary students.
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that improvements need to be made to the occupational health and safety standards in the Australian veterinary sector. Veterinarians and veterinary nurses had suboptimal rates of access to many of the required and critical workplace health and safety controls. Improvements to the standard of health and safety training of veterinary students are indicated, given their higher rates of certain incidents and injury.
摘要：
背景：兽医，兽医护士和兽医学生在各种环境中工作和培训，并暴露于广泛的危害。
目的：（1）比较兽医之间的健康和安全事件发生率和伤害，兽医护士和兽医学生。（2）调查澳大利亚兽医工作场所存在的健康和安全隐患控制。
方法：横断面研究，使用在线问卷。
方法：将问卷的匿名链接分发给澳大利亚兽医，兽医护士和兽医学生。
结果：共有494名兽医，484名兽医护士和212名兽医学生完成了调查。事件和伤害很常见，特别是与锐器有关的伤害和动物咬伤。澳大利亚兽医护士和兽医以相似的速度经历了所研究的事件。兽医学生经历了一些事件和伤害的比率高于兽医和兽医护士，包括中暑,体温过低,晒伤,电击,失去意识,被动物和农场设备撞伤或推倒。在报告的工作场所危险控制中，最常见的是急救箱，安全会议最不常见。兽医护士接受Q热和狂犬病疫苗的频率远低于兽医和兽医学生。
结论：这项研究表明，澳大利亚兽医部门的职业健康和安全标准需要改进。兽医和兽医护士获得许多必需的和关键的工作场所健康和安全控制的机会不理想。建议提高兽医学生的健康和安全培训标准，鉴于某些事件和伤害的发生率较高。
目的：（1）比较兽医之间的健康和安全事件发生率和伤害，兽医护士和兽医学生。（2）调查澳大利亚兽医工作场所存在的健康和安全隐患控制。
方法：横断面研究，使用在线问卷。
方法：将问卷的匿名链接分发给澳大利亚兽医，兽医护士和兽医学生。
结果：共有494名兽医，484名兽医护士和212名兽医学生完成了调查。事件和伤害很常见，特别是与锐器有关的伤害和动物咬伤。澳大利亚兽医护士和兽医以相似的速度经历了所研究的事件。兽医学生经历了一些事件和伤害的比率高于兽医和兽医护士，包括中暑,体温过低,晒伤,电击,失去意识,被动物和农场设备撞伤或推倒。在报告的工作场所危险控制中，最常见的是急救箱，安全会议最不常见。兽医护士接受Q热和狂犬病疫苗的频率远低于兽医和兽医学生。
结论：这项研究表明，澳大利亚兽医部门的职业健康和安全标准需要改进。兽医和兽医护士获得许多必需的和关键的工作场所健康和安全控制的机会不理想。建议提高兽医学生的健康和安全培训标准，鉴于某些事件和伤害的发生率较高。
