Ryzyko zawodowe w pracy fizjoterapeuty w ocenie studentów
Occupational hazard in the profession of physiotherapists in the assessment of students

Summary/Abstract: Introduction. Learning outcomes in academic education with prophylactic profile envisage preparation of students and graduates for all standard professional activities. An equally important element of this preparation is the awareness of the risks and threats to the health of people who perform this profession. It is the basis of preventive measures protecting the health of a specific group of professionals. In the context of the latest legal normalization of the profession and course of studies in the field of physiotherapy, it is worth paying attention to the occupational safety and health protection of the representatives of this medical profession. Material and methods. This report presents the total result of a one-semester-long student project in the area of defining risk factors in the physiotherapists’ profession. Students of master’s physiotherapy courses (n=22) used the model of the first page of the Occupational Hazard Card for this task, recommended by the relevant United Nations agency. Results. Analysis of individual student projects indicates a high level of occupational risk awareness in such areas as: some physical factors in the physiotherapeutic surgery, epidemiological threat in direct contact with the patient and interpersonal relationships in therapeutic teams. Conclusions. Practical physiotherapy studies should prepare students for performing work safely to a greater extent; preparation for work in therapeutic teams should be enhanced as well.

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