A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury

Ben Tzion Karsh; Francisco B.P. Moro; Michael J. Smith; Bridget Booske; François Sainfort

doi:10.1177/154193120004402709

A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury

Ben Tzion Karsh
, Francisco B.P. Moro
, Michael J. Smith
, Bridget Booske
, François Sainfort

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that workers who use medications that cause drowsiness are at increased risk of having an acute occupational injury. To test the hypothesis, a case-control study (n=1223 cases, n=1202 controls) was conducted where the sampling frame was composed of employees who had Worker's Compensation claims in one Midwestern state between March and October of 1997. Cases were employees whose cause of injury was acute (i.e. caught in, struck by, or fall). Controls, on the other hand, were employees whose cause of injury was not acute (i.e. strain injuries). The results of the study supported the hypothesis by showing that the use of drowsing medications significantly increased the risk of having an acute occupational injury (odds ratio=2.45, 95% CI=1.00-6.01), after adjusting for 12 other risk factors. Age modified the effect such that only younger workers who took drowsing medication were at increased risk of acute occupational injuries.

Original language	English
Pages	316-319
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402709
State	Published - Jul 1 2000
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium' - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Jul 29 2000 → Aug 4 2000

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Conference	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium'
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	7/29/00 → 8/4/00

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Karsh, B. T., Moro, F. B. P., Smith, M. J., Booske, B., & Sainfort, F. (2000). A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury. 316-319. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402709

A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury. / Karsh, Ben Tzion; Moro, Francisco B.P.; Smith, Michael J. et al.
2000. 316-319 Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.

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Karsh, BT, Moro, FBP, Smith, MJ, Booske, B & Sainfort, F 2000, 'A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury', Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States, 7/29/00 - 8/4/00 pp. 316-319. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120004402709

Karsh BT, Moro FBP, Smith MJ, Booske B, Sainfort F. A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury. 2000. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States. doi: 10.1177/154193120004402709

Karsh, Ben Tzion ; Moro, Francisco B.P. ; Smith, Michael J. et al. / A case-control study of medication use and acute occupational injury. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.4 p.

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