Occupational Safety and Health Studies

This assignment covers a range of occupational safety and health studies. It includes articles on perioperative atrial fibrillation and the long-term risk of ischemic stroke, surgical smoke as a health hazard in operating theaters, updated CDC recommendations for hepatitis B virus-infected healthcare providers and students, and the nature and hazards of diathermy plumes. The assignment also discusses personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff, and workplace health and safety issues such as workload and working conditions affecting operating room nurses and technicians.