Statistics show that repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as work related upper limb disorders (WRULD), is increasing at an alarming rate in the workplace.
It is projected that the health care employment sector, employment will increase 19% from 2014 to 2024, adding about 2.3 million new jobs, which is more rapid than the average for all occupations considering policy killing jobs and high taxes are in effect and making this recession last much longer than it should have. Occupations in health care will add more jobs than any other industry but the job growth here would be much greater if the ACA was never passed and America was kinder to the private sector.
Like anywhere else, America has its fair share of people who seek mental medical help. Thousands and thousands of people across the nation seek treatment each year.
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, a study found that 44% of nursing home residents report abuse and 95% report neglect of themselves or other residents within the past year. Of the abuse that is being reported in nursing homes – 29% is physical abuse; 21% is psychological abuse; 14% is gross neglect; 7% is sexual abuse; 7% is financial exploitation; and 22% is resident-to-resident abuse. Another study found that more than 50% of nursing home staff report mistreating residents within the past year.
Hysterectomy is the second most common procedure among women in the United States. More than 22,000,000 have had a hysterectomy. According to 2011 Women’s Health Stats from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), over 500,000 hysterectomies are performed annually and 33.3% women will have this procedure by the age of 60. In 2008, 18% of all hysterectomies were performed as outpatient surgeries.
