Table 6 Injury rates based on hospital registers and estimated injury rates, taking into account underreporting, in years 2010–2014, by profession
Average number of HCWs in 252 hospitals tested | Average injury rate / 1000 HCWs | Average injury rate / 1000 HCWs having 45.2% of underreporting | |
|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | 28,051 | 16.0 | 29.2 |
Nurses | 64,806 | 20.5 | 37.4 |
Paramedics | 3449 | 16.8 | 30.7 |
Total (∑)/ average (x̅) | ∑ = 96,306 | x̅=19.0 | x̅=32.4 |