• Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol · Apr 2008

    [Injuries of the vertebral column--differentiating between natural illnesses manifested at work and illnesses caused by work accidents. Opinionating problems in cases associated with recognizing an event as a work accident in the analysis of materials of the Chair and Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Silesia].

    • Czesław Chowaniec, Agnieszka Nowak, Małgorzata Chowaniec, and Christian Jabłoński.
    • Z Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej i Toksykologii Sadowo-Lekarskiej Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach.
    • Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2008 Apr 1; 58 (2-3): 80-5.

    AbstractIn opinionating practice of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, a substantial problem is posed by cases associated with qualifying an event as a work accident or a "natural" illness manifested at work, when the consequence is spinal injury, especially of the overwork (surcharge; overstrain) character. Between 1998-2007, among all 284 medicolegal opinions concerning work accidents and their consequences, 76 opinions (27%) referred to vertebral column injuries or radicular pain syndromes. This has prompted the authors to investigate the problems of spinal injuries analyzed in the context of recognizing an event as a work accident. The paper constitutes a preliminary report and material for more extensive deliberations, demonstrating problems faced by experts passing opinions in cases of this type. In addition, the authors present their observations addressing legal regulations in force and common opinionating practices.

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