[MCOH-EH] Color vision testing of healthcare workers

[Sparhawk, Dana MD]

I am in agreement with Dr Upfal.  I myself am red green color blind,
cannot read most of the Ishihara plates, but can distinguish between
shades and colors very well.  Although we do the 14 plate Ishihara here
too, we do not use it to disqualify, but rather to educate the employees
with color deficiencies to work with their departments regarding tasks
requiring color differentiation.  

 

Personally, I think those of us who fall into this category can
differentiate shades on dipsticks, blood tubes, etc very well.
Likewise, in 30 years of doing DOT exams, I don't recall ever finding a
driver who could not differentiate the colors.

 

DS

 

 

Dana Sparhawk, MD, MPH

Director, Lifespan Employee and Occupational Health Services

Clinical Assistant Professor, Alpert Medical School, Brown University

Grads Dorm, Rhode Island Hospital

593 Eddy Street

Providence, RI  02903

(401) 444-7412

 

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Upfal,
Mark
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So how do you use the information?  Does it really predict job
performance?  For which jobs?  What if they fail the test but can still
perform the job?  

 

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                14 plate for all employees.

 

April Tainter RN

Employee Health Nurse

ThedaCare-Shawano 

100 County Road B

Shawano WI 54166

P 715-524-1493

F 715-524-9983

 

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Maryann
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14 plate here.

 

Maryann Viereck RN,BS,CEN,COHN-S  

Employee Health Coordinator

Cape Regional Medical Center

2 Stone Harbor Blvd

Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

phone 609-463-2512

fax 609-463-2910

 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Fair,
Susan
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Cc: Santerre, Andrea
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Color vision testing of healthcare workers

 

We test nursing, laboratory, pathology, and medical staff for color
vision with Ishihara 14 plate in our clinics.    We find that some of
the hospitals with whom we are now affiliated are using Ishihara 38
plate instead of 14 plate.  What method do you all use?  Is there any
evidence that more plates are a better screening tool in this setting?
Thanks for your input.

 

Susan Fair, MPAS, PA-C

Yale New Haven Hospital

Occupational Health Plus

New Haven, CT




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