Articles Posted in Accommodating Workers With Burns

Psychological issues that burn patients may deal with may include anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Employers and supervisors can provide support to the burn victims by: Written job instruction provision. Positive praise and reinforcement. Long term and short term goals establishment. Developing good strategies to deal with problems…

Accommodating an employee with burn injuries returning to work depends on many factors which include the total body surface area involved in the burn, the extent of the burn, the degree of the scaring that affected the patient and the limitations that resulted because of these scars. (see preventing and…