PROCEEDINGS of the Association of Industrial Medical Officers.

The Durban deep proto-team catastrophe--why did they die?

Fracture dislocation of the cervical spine.

Twenty surgically treated cases of fracture dislocation of the cervical spine are presented. All patients had hyperfelxion injuries with associated rupture of the intervertebral disc. All patients were operated on through an anterior surgical approach. Ten consecutive patientas had interbody fusion with autogenous bone and ten consecutive patients were fused anteriorly with bovine (Kiel) bone. ...

بررسی میزان غلظت سرب و کادمیوم در خون افسران راهنمایی و رانندگی و رانندگان تاکسی شهر اراک

Background and purpose: In the past century, concerns about the harmful effects of lead, cadmium and other toxic agents has been increasing emitted from automobile exhaust on human health. The present study investigated the concentrations of lead-cadmium in blood of traffic officers and taxi drivers in Arak, Iran, in experimental group compared to a control group. Materials and methods: The su...

Associations of objectively measured and self-reported sleep duration with carotid artery intima media thickness among police officers.

BACKGROUND We aimed to examine the association of objectively measured and self-reported sleep duration with carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) among 257 police officers, a group at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS Sleep duration was estimated using actigraphic data and through self-reports. The mean maximum IMT was the average of the largest 12 values scanned bila...

Proceedings of the First MEFOMP International Conference of Medical Physics: November 2-4, 2011, Shiraz, Iran