Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 99-0093-2749, University of Medicine and211 Dentistry of New Jersey, St. Peter's University Hospital, Piscataway, New Jersey

摘要

On February 1, 1999, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health211u001e(NIOSH) received a request from the Safety Manager of the University of Medicine 211u001eand Dentistry of New Jersey for a health hazard evaluation (HHE). The request 211u001estated that ultrasound technologists at one of the University's antenatal testing 211u001eunits was experiencing neck, shoulder, and arm pain from performing trans-211u001eabdominal and trans-vaginal sonograms on pregnant women.