Nurses slip up on the job
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Your support makes all the difference.Nurses are suffering serious injuries at work, many of which are severe enough for a personal injury claim, a report said yesterday.
A Royal College of Nursing survey on accident rates among nurses showed that a third had reported hurting themselves by slipping, tripping and falling.
Wet floors were responsible for nearly half the accidents. A quarter of these were said to be a direct result of a floor being left wet with no warnings in sight.
Uneven surfaces accounted for 28 per cent of reported trips and falls while obstructions caused 16 per cent of such accidents.
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