著者

森脇 睦子 西山 美香

出版者

The Japanese Society of Health and Human Ecology

雑誌

民族衛生 (ISSN:03689395)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.72, no.4, pp.160-167, 2006-07-31 (Released:2010-06-28)

参考文献数

13

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It cannot be overlooked that the outflow of body fluid from cadavers may cause infection.Workers in the funeral industry are therefore at the risk of infection. The purpose of this study isto clarify and set hypothesis on the kind of risks of infection from cadavers. In addition, we investigatewhat problems in relation to infection funeral workers have in their daily work. We investigated six funeral companies from January to March 2004. Data were collected byinterviewing funeral workers about problems in infection prevention, employee's health care andthe possibility of infection from cadavers. Next, we analyzed obtained contents by the KJ Method. We have extracted four categories by the KJ method: 1) the actual situation of funeral workand the adopted measures for infection prevention, 2) the risk of infection, 3) the lack of providinginformation from medical workers and 4) knowledge and approaches concerning the infectionof funeral workers. We suggested the possibility that funeral workers might be exposed to infection through contactto the body fluid from cadavers. Five hypotheses were derived from the results. 1) The bodyfluid from cadavers may be sufficient to infection. 2) Funeral workers have the danger of infectionfrom cadavers. 3) Funeral workers have insufficient knowledge concerning infection from cadavers.4) Providing information on infection to the funeral workers is necessary. 5) Nursesmight not be effectively stopping the body fluid by "mortuary care".

著者

西山 美香

出版者

駒沢大学歴史学研究室内駒沢史学会

雑誌

駒沢史学 (ISSN:04506928)

巻号頁・発行日

no.58, pp.147-154, 2002-03

著者

山本聡美 西山美香編

出版者

岩田書院

巻号頁・発行日

2009

著者

西山 美香

出版者

フェリス女学院大学

雑誌

フェリス女学院大学日文大学院紀要 (ISSN:13415964)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, pp.11-18, 1996-09-10

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