Experience in the examination of the connection of deaths from a new coronavirus infection with the profession of medical workers
https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2022-62-4-266-270
Abstract
The new COVID-19 infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has become a huge blow to the global economy and politics, revealing numerous shortcomings of the healthcare system of almost all world states. Among all categories of citizens, medical workers are one of the most vulnerable to the risk of infection, which is due to a number of reasons: prolonged contact with COVID-19 patients, high labor intensity and chronic stress. In accordance with the legislation, cases of infection of medical workers with SARS-CoV-2 in the course of performing work duties are occupational diseases. However, the diagnosis of an occupational infectious disease belongs to the category of the most complex expert issues. We have analyzed cases of establishing a link between the death of medical workers in the performance of work duties as a result of infection with SARS-CoV-2. The experts came to the conclusion that with the accumulation of information and practical experience in the conditions of a pandemic of a new coronavirus infection, the regulatory framework and the work of the occupational pathology service are improving. This ensures the preservation of the health of the working population, as the main direction of the policy of the Russian Federation in the field of labor relations.
Contribution:
Raikova S.V. — concept and design of the study, writing the text;
Skvortsova N.V. — collection and processing of material, writing the text;
Komleva N.E. — concept and design of the study, writing the text, editing;
Zhanalieva G.K. — editing;
Raikin S.S. — collection and processing of material.
Funding. The study had no funding.
Conflict of interests. The authors declare no conflict of interests.
Received: 03.02.2022 / Accepted: 14.04.2022 / Published: 25.05.2022
About the Authors
Svetlana V. RaikovaRussian Federation
Senior Researcher of medical and preventive technologies laboratory of Saratov Hygiene Medical Research Center, Federal Scientific Center for Medical and Preventive Health Risk Management Technologies. Cand. of Sci. (Med.)., Associate Professor.
e-mail: matiz853@yandex.ru
Nadezhda V. Skvortsova
Russian Federation
Nataliia E. Komleva
Russian Federation
Gulmarzhan K. Zhanalieva
Russian Federation
Sergey S. Raikin
Russian Federation
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Raikova S.V., Skvortsova N.V., Komleva N.E., Zhanalieva G.K., Raikin S.S. Experience in the examination of the connection of deaths from a new coronavirus infection with the profession of medical workers. Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology. 2022;62(4):266-270. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2022-62-4-266-270