Characterizing emergency department patients who reported work-related injuries and illnesses.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demographic, labor market and economic forces are combining to produce increases in the number and percentage of U.S. workers 55 and older. In some ways these workers will be our most skilled and productive employees but in others the most vulnerable. METHODS:The literature on aging and work was reviewed, i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Silverstein M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incinerator workers are exposed to many toxic compounds, most notably heavy metals. We evaluated medical and exposure monitoring data of an actively employed cohort of Philadelphia incinerator workers following an Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry site survey and National Institute for Occupational Safe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bresnitz EA,Roseman J,Becker D,Gracely E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational exposures may be related to the development of brain cancer. The objective was to estimate occupational-specific risk of gliomas and meningiomas among Swedish men and women gainfully employed in 1970 over the period 1971-1989, and the influence of occupational exposure to chemical substances. M...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Navas-Acién A,Pollán M,Gustavsson P,Plato N

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates associated with total pneumoconiosis, including coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP), have remained elevated. METHODS:2003-2013 pneumoconiosis mortality data obtained from National Center for Health Statistics and 2011-2013 Kentucky death certificates were analyzed. RESULTS:Total pneumoconios...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Beggs JA,Slavova S,Bunn TL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attitudes of occupational health care professionals toward smoking and their activity to address smoking issues were investigated by a questionnaire survey. Data were also collected on employees' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and on smoking policies that existed in workplaces. Questionnaires were mailed to a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Heloma A,Reijula K,Tikkanen J,Nykyri E

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Noise exposure has long been an occupational health concern and has been an important area of focus of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) since its founding. Nevertheless, it remains unclear what effects OSHA's noise standards have had on employer efforts to reduce risks. Consequently...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Park S,Johnson MD,Hong O

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bassett Farm Safety and Health Project was started in 1980 when Drs. May and Pratt made clinical observations on respiratory illnesses in farmers. The initial work involved the investigation of clinical syndromes associated with dust exposures and, from there, environmental dust studies. The current scope of work ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pratt DS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Between 1987 and 1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) initiated and implemented the Asbestos Program that aimed at reducing asbestos-related risks. It was a cooperative effort between government authorities, labor market organizations, and health care and labor protection personnel. MET...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Huuskonen MS,Rantanen J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mineral dusts that contain crystalline silica have been associated directly or indirectly with the development of pneumoconiosis or silicosis, non-malignant respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and other diseases. The health impacts on workers with silica mixed dust exposure in tin mines and dose-response rela...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chen W,Yang J,Chen J,Bruch J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) among construction workers remain high. Participatory ergonomics (PE) interventions that engage workers and employers in reducing work injury risks have shown mixed results. METHODS:Eight-six workers from seven contractors participated in a PE program. A logic m...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dale AM,Jaegers L,Welch L,Gardner BT,Buchholz B,Weaver N,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conjunction with industrial hygiene surveys, mutagenicity studies were performed for the airborne contaminants in three polyurethane manufacturing plants. Airborne particles were collected on glass-fiber filters with Hi-Vol pumps from different locations in each plant. Gases were collected in multiple-sorbent cartr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ong TM,Stewart J,Whong WZ,Boeniger M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of neurophysiological measures are useful in hospital settings for diagnostic and other clinical purposes. Previously, abnormal changes in various sensory evoked potentials (EPs), and heart rate variability (HRV) were observed in patients with acquired and fetal Minamata disease (MD; methylmercury ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Murata K,Grandjean P,Dakeishi M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fish processing is a common economic activity in Southern Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and host determinants of allergic symptoms, allergic sensitization, bronchial hyper-responsiveness and asthma among workers processing saltwater fish. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was c...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jeebhay MF,Robins TG,Miller ME,Bateman E,Smuts M,Baatjies R,Lopata AL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the association between exposure to occupational hazards and pregnancy outcomes using data from a case-control study conducted in 29 hospitals in Shanghai, China. The sample included 1,875 perinatal deaths and newborns with birth defects and the same number of controls. Information on mother's expo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zhang J,Cai WW,Lee DJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compile nationally representative statistics describing inpatient hospital care for patients with work-related injuries and illnesses covered under workers' compensation (WC) insurance in the United States. METHODS:Three years of data (1997-1999) from the Nationwide Inpatient Sa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dembe AE,Mastroberti MA,Fox SE,Bigelow C,Banks SM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silica is not generally considered to be a carcinogen, however, occupations characterized by high exposure to crystalline silica have excessive rates of lung cancer mortality. Respiratory cancer excesses have been reported from North America and from Europe for the following dusty trades in which exposure to silica is...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Goldsmith DF,Guidotti TL,Johnston DR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease resulting from the inhalation of crystalline silica and can be classified as simple or complicated according to the International Labour Organization criteria. Furthermore, individuals exposed to crystalline silica also have a higher risk for the development of tubercul...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Salum KCR,de Castro MCS,Moreira VB,Nani ASF,Kohlrausch FB

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the epidemiological features of the accidents and illnesses in smelters and foundries affiliated with Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social for the year 1977. The accident rate per 100 workers was 26, which was second to mining among all industries listed; this rate is almost double that for all fact...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Cuellar A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the material collected for a case-control study is analyzed in order to evaluate the existence of relationships between organic solvent exposure and the entitlement to disability benefits due to neuropsychiatric disorders. Questionnaires were used to collect information on 252 cases receiving compensat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： van Vliet C,Swaen GM,Volovics A,Slangen JJ,Meijers JM,de Boorder T,Sturmans F

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain and fatigue are commonly associated with work-related upper extremity disorders. Occasionally these symptoms persist beyond a reasonable healing period. One potential explanation for prolonged symptom expression is the concurrent development of a stress-mediated illness or CMI (Chronic Multi-Symptom Ill...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Clauw DJ,Williams DA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biomass cooking fuel is the main source of indoor air pollution in the majority of households in the developing world. Sri Lanka is an island of about 20 million population with urban, rural, and estate population of 14.6%, 80.0%, and 5.4%, respectively. This study describes biomass fuel use for cooking in S...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Nandasena S,Wickremasinghe AR,Sathiakumar N

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma has been found to be among the most common conditions in the working age population and is among the most common causes of work limitation, but we could find no longitudinal studies of employment among persons with this condition. METHODS:A panel of 601 persons with a diagnosis of asthma from random ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Yelin E,Henke J,Katz PP,Eisner MD,Blanc PD

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes tools of program evaluation that may prove useful in conducting research on occupational health and safety interventions. It presents examples of three studies conducted by the U.S. General Accounting Office that illustrate a variety of techniques for collecting and analyzing data on program inter...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Grasso PG

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acoustic neuroma is the intracranial tumor subtype showing the highest relative risk in relation to ionizing radiation but other environmental risk factors are largely unknown. This study was performed to investigate the effect of power frequency magnetic fields. METHOD:A total of 793 cases between 1987 and...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Forssén UM,Lönn S,Ahlbom A,Savitz DA,Feychting M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most daunting problem in community-based studies of occupational cancer is retrospective exposure assessment. To avoid the error involved in using job title as the exposure variable or self-report of exposure, our team developed an approach based on expert judgment applied to job descriptions obtained by interview...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Siemiatycki J,Fritschi L,Nadon L,Gérin M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary challenges a recently published perception that Dr. Le Roy Upson Gardner had not actually discovered in 1942 that inhaled chrysotile fibers could induce malignant neoplasia in mice. The handwritten laboratory notes and some of Dr. Gardner's slides have recently been found. They verify that the tumors h...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schepers GW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 8,502 deaths registered at the Salt River state mortuary, Cape Town (medical examiner records) for an 18-month period (1/1/90-6/30/91). When fatal occupational injuries located from this data source were matched with the records of the occupational safety inspectorate of the Department of Manpower, it was ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lerer LB,Myers JE

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many professional emergency responders (ERs) who belong to the Korean National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been cross-trained and serve multiple roles. As such, firefighters and other ERs in Korea are exposed to similar occupational hazards. This study was conducted to estimate cancer morbidity i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ahn YS,Jeong KS,Kim KS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Existing research suggests that workplace injuries can have significant economic and social consequences for workers; but there are no quantitative studies on complete populations. METHODS:The British Columbia Linked Health Database (BCLHD) was used to examine 1994 injured workers who lost work time due to ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brown JA,Shannon HS,Mustard CA,McDonough P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies (animal and human) have suggested an association between lung cancer and silica exposure. To test the hypothesis, we have studied death benefit records of 1,905 members of the Granite Cutters Union. A proportionate mortality analysis (PMR) was conducted, using U.S. deaths as a comparison populat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K,Beaumont J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00