Ocuupational Safety&Health Family History. Health, Medicine, Nursing

Occupational and Safety Health Family History
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Occupational and Safety Health Family History
As a family, different occupations have been held over the years. Our family is mainly involved in the medical field with my father, a dentist, and mother, a nurse. Their jobs are demanding, which means they have encountered difficult patients who have complex needs over the years. These jobs have an emotional and mental impact. I worked in a warehouse for three years, storing chemical agents used in agricultural products.
In the course of duty, my parents have experienced risky issues. First, a crucial occupational and safety issue was administering the wrong medication to a patient. A patient had been correctly diagnosed with a throat infection. However, during the treatment process, a mix up occurred, which caused the patient to receive the wrong dosage. This dosage caused drowsiness and nausea, causing the patient's family to be agitated. What caused the wrong medication is a fault made by one of the physicians during the treatment process. Mistakes were made from the prescription to the pharmacy stage. This caused my mother, who was working as a nurse, to administer a wrong drug to the patients. The patient exhibited strange symptoms such as convulsions that raised concern.
On the other hand, my father encountered three occupational hazards. First, the strained posture experienced at work affected his physicality. It interfered with his muscular alignment, making him develop back problems. Daily he usually stands while attending to various patients, the cumulative effect of this action had an impact on his spine. Another issue is psychological risks caused by visiting patients with severe dental problems. Dealing with many critically-ill patients deeply affected his mental state, making it difficult for him to continue in the profession (Ayatollahi et al., 2012). Further, attending to the needs of many patients daily caused severe fatigue.
Working in a warehouse caused a significant physical strain. The work involved moving bulky items every day. Withstanding this workload became very difficult. As a result, some days, I had to miss work to recover from this hard labor. I was moving large chemical consignments while at work became dangerous since one had to follow strict safety precautions to prevent any harm or injury. Another safety issue occurred during the process of loading and unloading to trucks. It was common to be pinned down or fall during this process, which made the activity dangerous. Lastly, exposure to harmful substances made the work risky to my health. The handling of chemical reagents required a lot of care (Jang & Chen, 2013). Sometimes, protective gear wasn't used, causing accidental spilling of these agents that led to burns and bruises on the body.
These occupations had a long-term effect on the health and wellbeing of the parents. One issue was the burnout caused by working long hours. This is because of the shortage of dentists, which puts a significant strain on the few available staff. This situation greatly affected the productivity of my father. As a professional, many patients depended on his services, so the physical and mental exhaustion affected his...