Occupational Rehab, POET, Ergonomics, FCE Flashcards
(52 cards)
____ costs:
- Medical costs
- Indemnity costs
- Legal fees
- Out of pocket expenses related to claim
Direct costs
____ costs:
- Lost time or work stoppage costs
- Overtime costs
- Cost of hiring and training a replacement worker
- Time spent by company management handling the - claim
indirect costs
Indirect costs are typically __x greater than direct costs in a worker’s compensation claim
2x greater
On average, it costs an employer ___-___ per day for an employee to be out of work
$300-$400
What are the yellow flags of an injured worker?
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- emotional response to injury
- anxiety
- monetary
- pain behavior
- family support
- beliefs about pain
- avoidance of activities due to fear of pain
What are the blue flags of an injured worker?
obstacles related to the workplace
- Fear or concern of not being able to physically return to the same job or level of work
- Fear of re-injury when returning to work (safety)
- Perceptions of job stress
- Low job satisfaction
- Poor communication between employer-injured employee
- Feelings that their supervisor does not care or understand their situation
What are the black flags of an injured worker?
obstacles from systemic nature
- Do sometimes overlap with blue flags
- Conflict with worker’s compensation insurance over claim
- Legal issues with returning to work
- State and federal laws that affect the worker’s compensation claim
- In PA, the employee must go to whatever medical provider the company chooses
- Becoming lost or shuffled around “in the system”
- Disconnection with the workplace
definition: Lists the essential and physical functions of an occupation
Physical functions and requirements of the job
- Material handling (lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling)
- Positional tolerance (sitting, standing, walking, etc)
- Physical Demand Level (set by the US Deptartment of Labor)
job description
What do you reference to if an employer does not have a formal description of a job position?
Refer to the dictionary of occupational titles (DOT)
What are the physical demand levels of work that are defined by the US DOL?
Sedentary
Light
Medium
Heavy
Very Heavy
Sedentary jobs only have to lift ___ pounds of force occasionally.
10 pounds
Light jobs can lift up to ___ pounds of force OCCASIONALLY and/or up to ___ pounds of force FREQUENTLY
occasionally: 20 pounds
frequently: 10 pounds
Medium jobs can lift Up to ___ lbs of force occasionally and/or Up to ___ lbs of force frequently and/or up to __ lbs of force constantly to move objects
occasionally: 50
frequently: 20
constantly: 10
Heavy jobs can lift Up to ___ lbs of force occasionally and/or Up to ___ lbs of force frequently and/or up to __ lbs of force constantly to move objects
occasionally: 100
frequently: 50
constantly: 20
Very heavy jobs can lift Up to ___ lbs of force occasionally and/or Up to ___ lbs of force frequently and/or up to __ lbs of force constantly to move objects
occasionally: >100
frequently: >50
constantly: > 20
definition: lifting that is 0-33% of workday OR 1-4 reps/hour
occasional lifting
definition: lifting that is 34-66% of workday OR 5-24 reps/hour
frequent lifting
definition: lifting that is > 66% of workday OR >24 reps/hour
constant lifting
Cardiovascular training is essential to treat deconditioning. One should have CV training for ___-___ per session
30-60 minutes (60-70% HR Max)
In the acute PT phase of work conditioning, PT should be ____-___ times per week
2-3x/week
After the acute PT phase of work conditioning, PT should be ____ times per week for ___ hrs/session to get the patient accustomed to going to work again everyday
5x for 4 hours/session
What is the 25% rule for work conditioning programs?
25% Cardiovascular Exercise (60 min.)
25% Stretching of UQ/LQ Musculature
25% Strengthening, upper and lower body
25% Job specific training
Work hardening sessions are normally ___ hours/session.
8 hours/day
What is POET?
Post-Offer Employment Testing
