Table 6.

Immediate and long term responses to the injury as reported by the respondents who sustained a WRMD (Total = 414)^*

Type of response	Response	Number	Per cent
Immediate response	Officially reported the injury	108	26.1
	Consulted a physician	160	38.6
	Lost half day or more of work as an immediate effect of the injury	231	55.8
	Received treatment	395	95.4
Long term response	Alteration of working habits	300	72.5
	Limitation of contact time with patients	170	41.1
	Considering changing their job	163	39.4

^*Multiple responses were allowed.