OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS IN HEALTHCARE OF EASTERN EUROPE COUNTRIES
Journal: Wiadomości Lekarskie
Year: 2019

Conclusions: Occupational risks to the healthcare professionals are risks to his or her life and health and risks of criminal liability for causing harm to the patient. The causes of the first type risk are: a significant prevalence proportion of infectious diseases; the use of faulty medical equipment; unregulated working day and low salaries; medical attendance of patients prone to aggression, etc. The healthcare professional shall be criminally responsible only if he/she is found guilty for i