Tag: Occupational Health
Caution: Handle TCA With Care to Avoid Chemical Burns
Case report of gynecologist accidentally exposed to trichloroacetic acid illustrates teaching points
Work Restriction Notes Should Be Carefully Written
Case vignette illustrates consequences of poorly written note for pregnant patient
Increased Morbidity, Mortality in Food System Industries
Higher morbidity and occupation mortality rates for food system versus nonfood system industries
Anxiety Reported by More Than 4 Million Working Americans
Data from SAMHSA's annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2008 to 2012
Shift Work Tied to Poor Health Indicators, Metabolic Syndrome
Excess weight, sleep issues more common among those with changing schedules
CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries
Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Recent Substance Abuse Found in Nearly One in 10 Workers
Government report detects uptick among hotel, food service employees
Post-9/11 Work at Trade Center Site Ups Autoimmune Dz Risk
Findings among emergency service providers, independent of acute exposure
Workplace Suicides Up Sharply Since 2007
Highest rates seen in men; older workers; and those in farming, fishing, forestry, protective service jobs
More Musculoskeletal Pain for Workers in Interventional Lab
Musculoskeletal pain highest among technicians and nurses; lower for physicians, trainees
