Occupational medicine
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Occupational medicine · Mar 2012
Comparative StudyAssessment of three conventional automated external defibrillators in seafaring telemedicine.
Germany was the first country worldwide to issue a directive regulating the provision of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on board merchant ships. ⋯ The study results suggest that most trained lay rescuers can use conventional AEDs effectively for ECG transmission.
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Occupational medicine · Mar 2012
Comparative StudyBlood and body fluid exposures in the French military.
Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids (BBFs) is a hazard of many occupations, particularly hospital-based health care providers. However, non-hospital-based health care workers (HCWs) and other personnel not providing health care are also at risk. ⋯ These results suggest that the appropriateness of HIV PEP initiation in the French military should be reviewed. Adapting French guidelines for managing BBF exposure, for non-hospital-based environments should be considered.
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Occupational medicine · Mar 2012
Comparative StudySensitization and irritant-induced occupational asthma with latency are clinically indistinguishable.
Acute irritant exposures at work are well-recognized causes of asthma. In the occupational setting, low-dose exposure to the same agent does not provoke asthma. Occupational asthma (OA) with latency due to irritants is not widely accepted. ⋯ Irritant exposure is a cause of OA with latency currently clinically indistinguishable from OA due to sensitization.