Understanding Work Related Injuries By Debbra Murphy Axia College of University of Phoenix “Worker’s compensation is a social insurance program that provides medical care‚ cash benefits‚ and rehabilitation services to workers who are disabled fro a job related accident of disease.” (anglefire.com) Worker’s compensation started in the 1800’s in Germany‚ when it was seen that workers injured while working for a company needed to be taken care of so they did not suffer physically or financially
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Understanding Work Related Injuries Felecia Burse HCR/230 October 3‚ 2012 Benita Fisher Workers compensation is insurance that a employer provides coverage for employees who have suffered an injury or illness resulting from job related duties‚ the coverage include medical and rehabilitation cost and loss of wages‚ the insurance can be purchased from a licensed insurance company by the employer‚ if a employee dies because of a work related injury or illness those considered to
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UNDERSTANDING WORK RELATED INJURIES Have you ever thought what would happen if you got hurt on the job or while traveling between offices or worse yet if you get sick because of the type of work that you are employed to do? If you sometimes think about this there is no need to worry. The reason that I say this because every company out there Federal and State alike are required to have workers compensation benefits. There are rules and regulation that are put into place to keep you safe while
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Assignment: Understanding Work-Related Injuries Workers’ compensation is an insurance that companies use to take care of their employees if some sort of justified injury or death were to occur on the job. Workers’ compensation does not always mean that you need to be on the job site and be injured; you can also be off site‚ and receive an injury and still get workers’ compensation. There are times when a person may work for a company that works with hazardous materials or where there is poor air
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DOI: 5/5/13. This is a 52-year-old female assembler who incurred a work-related injury when her finger got caught in while she was trying to unjam a machine. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with traumatic middle finger‚ arthropathy‚ myofascial pain‚ cervicalgia‚ and chronic pain syndrome. As per pain management consultation report dated 5/10/16‚ the patient complains of left hand and finger pain radiating up to the upper extremity‚ shoulder and cervical spine. She rates her pain as 9. Her
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DOI: 3/3/2016. Patient is a 59-year-old male senior mechanic who sustained a work-related injury to his left hand/wrist‚ left shoulder‚ hip‚ back‚ and neck when he lost balance and fell while unloading furniture from truck. Per OMNI entry‚ he was initially diagnosed with fracture of the left hand and sprain/strain of the left shoulder and back. Based on the medical report dated 01/10/17‚ the patient complains of pain in the neck and low back‚ right leg and left arm. Pain is described as dull/aching
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix C Models of Abnormality Psychologists use several different models to explain abnormal behavior. These different models have created shifts in values and beliefs as well as improvements in clinical research. These differences in ideas mean that the different models are sometimes in conflict with one another. People who follow one model often point out where another model fails in its interpretations‚ investigations‚ and treatment methods. Read the brief
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DOI: 07/07/1995. The patient is a 60-year-old female server who incurred a work-related injury to her right knee when she slipped on the floor. Per OMNI‚ she has bilateral knees reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). She continues with medications and PT. She is status post right knee arthroscopy/chondroplasty lateral release. Based on medical report dated 05/07/15‚ the patient complains of‚ “my legs and arms are on fire.” Pain is located on the right knee and entire body. Pain is described as burning
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DOI: 9/4/2014. The patient is a 40-year old male carpenter who sustained a work-related injury to his low back and left shoulder after lifting a heavy beam at work. Patient is status post lumbar ESI at L5-S1 per procedure report dated 05/13/15. Per the PT daily treatment note dated 0/09/14‚ the IW has attended 6 sessions for the back. Per the AME done on 11/13/15 by Dr. Warbritton‚ Whole Person Impairment (WPI) rating for the back is 8%. Future medical care includes independent strengthening
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DOI: 9/1/2012. The patient is a 42-year-old female referral coordinator who sustained a work-related injury to her bilateral wrists‚ right index finger and right elbow due to repetitive typing. As per office notes dated 6/8/16‚ the patient has not returned to work. She complains of bilateral hand numbness and tingling with grinding and popping upon flexion and extension of the index and middle fingers of the right hand. She complains of bilateral extensor forearm and lateral elbow pain‚ made worse
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