Occupational medicine
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Occupational medicine · Apr 2013
Economic benefit of the PHLAME wellness programme on firefighter injury.
Work-related injuries and illness are prevalent and costly. Firefighting is especially hazardous and many firefighters sustain work-related injuries. Workplace health promotion programmes have shown positive return on investment (ROI). Little is known about how similar programmes would impact injury and cost among firefighters. ⋯ Fire department WC claims and medical costs were reduced after implementation of the PHLAME workplace health promotion programme. This is a low cost, team-based, peer-led, wellness programme that may provide a feasible, cost-effective means to reduce firefighter injury and illness rates.
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Occupational medicine · Apr 2013
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran presentations to combat stress, since 2003.
Recently, proposals have been made to improve mental health care for U.K. military veterans. Combat stress (CS), a veteran's charity, has provided mental health services for veterans since 1919. Since 2003, service users have included veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts; however, their pattern of help-seeking has not been evaluated. ⋯ Veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are presenting to Combat stress sooner, and at a younger age, than veterans of previous conflicts and operations.