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First report of an outbreak of "Q" fever IN an abattoir from Argentina.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Zoonoses and public health [Zoonoses Public Health] 2023 Dec; Vol. 70 (8), pp. 674-683. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 25.
Abstract: In late October 2021, one of the veterinarians and the occupational physician of a bovine and swine abattoir from Entre Ríos Province, Argentina were alerted about workers with atypical pneumonia symptoms, raising suspicious of a possible Q fever outbr...
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses among Paramedicine Clinicians: Analyses of US Department of Labor Data (2010 - 2020).
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Prehospital and disaster medicine [Prehosp Disaster Med] 2023 Oct; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 581-588. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 10.
Abstract: Objective: Paramedicine clinicians (PCs) in the United States (US) respond to 40 million calls for assistance every year. Their fatality rates are high and their rates of nonfatal injuries are higher than other emergency services personnel, and much hi...
Mortality Associated With Occupational Exposure in Helsinki, Finland-A 24-Year Follow-up.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of occupational and environmental medicine [J Occup Environ Med] 2023 Jan 01; Vol. 65 (1), pp. 22-28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 06.
Abstract: Objectives: Our objective was to study mortality related to different obstructive lung diseases, occupational exposure, and their potential joint effect in a large, randomized population-based cohort.Methods: We divided the participants based on the an...
[COVID-19 as an insurance case of the statutory accident insurance: occupational disease or occupational accident : Relevant knowledge for the (general and abdominal) surgeon].
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) [Chirurgie (Heidelb)] 2023 Aug; Vol. 94 (8), pp. 703-713. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 02.
Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic resulted in many infections with the virus and sickness due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, there was a dramatic increase in the number of reported and recogni...
Predicting the load constant of the revised NIOSH lifting equation based on demographics.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE [Int J Occup Saf Ergon] 2023 Sep; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 1016-1024. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 04.
Abstract: Manual materials handling (MMH) and lifting activities have been identified as risk factors for lower back pain (LBP). Of the many tools available to analyse and design lifting tasks, the revised NIOSH lifting equation (RNLE) is perhaps the most widely...
Occupational multimorbidity in the nickel industry workers.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International journal of circumpolar health [Int J Circumpolar Health] 2023 Dec; Vol. 82 (1), pp. 2231618.
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to obtain new data on the causes, development, prevalence and nature of occupational multimorbidity in the nickel industry workers. We extracted data from the register of occupational disease and intoxication cases in the p...
[Analysis of suspected occupational diseases cases and subsequent diagnosis follow-up investigation in Hubei Province from 2020 to 2021].
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases [Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi] 2023 Oct 20; Vol. 41 (10), pp. 846-849.
Abstract: Objective: To understand the epidemiological characteristics of suspected occupational diseases cases, and to track the subsequent diagnosis of suspected cases in Hubei Province from 2020 to 2021, and to provide theoretical basis for the supervision of...
Active Surveillance of Engineered Stone Workers Facilitates Early Identification of Silicosis: A Discussion of Surveillance of Occupational Lung Diseases.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS [New Solut] 2023 Nov; Vol. 33 (2-3), pp. 119-129. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 30.
Abstract: Silicosis in workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica while fabricating engineered stone products is an emerging respiratory health issue. We describe silicosis in engineered stone workers in California and examine clinical features by the sour...
Exposure to low-dose radiation in occupational settings and ischaemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Occupational and environmental medicine [Occup Environ Med] 2023 Nov 23; Vol. 80 (12), pp. 706-714. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 23.
Abstract: Ionising radiation is a human carcinogen, but the evidence is less clear that exposure to low-dose ionising radiation (LDIR) increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. We synthesised the literature of chronic occupational exposure to LDIR a...
Concept of health surveillance programme for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica at present and in the past.
Source(s): Medycyna pracy [Med Pr] 2023 Nov 14; Vol. 74 (4), pp. 341-346. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 27.
Abstract: In the paper authors present general assumptions of health surveillance programme concept for workers employed in respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure at present and in the past. There is no effective treatment for silicosis thus disease preven...