The main problem is that bite related injuries can become infected and mental health care professionals can subsequently be contaminated with pathogens. Transmissions of potentially life threatening viruses, such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV are also a part of reality.
The NHS Security Management Service in the United Kingdom claimed just a short while ago that mental health care professionals are far more likely to be attacked than other health care workers with a total of 38,958 assaults in 2008-09, accounting for 71% of attacks on health care staff during that period.
The joint Healthcare Commission and Royal College of Psychiatrists here in the UK also reported that more than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically attacked.
Looking at the potential and realistic consequences, especially following a human bite, we must look at appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), such as bite protective clothing, in order to help protect mental health care professionals from such consequences, which in the worst case scenario can include death, in case a serious and incurable disease has been transmitted.
Bite protective clothing and sleeves can make a difference
Bite protective clothing has recently become a real option when looking into improving the individual safety of mental health care workers. This new type of PPE will drastically reduce the danger of infections.
The NHS Security Management Service in the United Kingdom claimed just a short while ago that mental health care professionals are far more likely to be attacked than other health care workers with a total of 38,958 assaults in 2008-09, accounting for 71% of attacks on health care staff during that period.
The joint Healthcare Commission and Royal College of Psychiatrists here in the UK also reported that more than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically attacked.
Looking at the potential and realistic consequences, especially following a human bite, we must look at appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), such as bite protective clothing, in order to help protect mental health care professionals from such consequences, which in the worst case scenario can include death, in case a serious and incurable disease has been transmitted.
Bite protective clothing and sleeves can make a difference
Bite protective clothing has recently become a real option when looking into improving the individual safety of mental health care workers. This new type of PPE will drastically reduce the danger of infections.