Effective interventions to reduce work-related exposures are available for many types of work-related diseases or injuries. However, knowledge of the impact of these interventions on injury or disease outcomes is scarce due to practical and methodological reasons. Study designs are considered for the evaluation of occupational health interventions on occupational disease or injury. Latency and ...

OBJECTIVE To develop criteria to assess injuries due to diethyl sulfate poisoning. METHODS Patients were evaluated with respect to their toxic status and outcomes, in comparison to typical cases. RESULTS Among 44 poisoned patients, 4 patients were classified as major injuries, 4 person as minor injuries, and the rest of 36 patients were classified as not poisoned according to poisoning diag...

Reducing needlestick injuries has become an important topic of discussion for health care workers, politicians, employers, researchers, and government agencies. Demand for action has evoked strong responses from multiple players, and subsequently, greater public awareness. Speci® cally, the safety of health care workers has been emphasized; as a preventable occupational health hazard, needlesti...

Background: Upper extremity injuries can induce disability and lead to lost workdays. Given the importance of occupational injuries as one of the main causes of upper extremity injuries, this study was conducted to evaluate these kinds of injuries with regard to the age of the injured workers, degree of disability and lost workdays in the city of Yazd.  Materials and Methods: In this cross-sec...

UNLABELLED  Occupational and chemical assault injuries were the two most common factors associated with chemical burns. These two types of injuries were identified and analyzed covering a 20-year period. METHODS Patients with second- to third-degree chemical burns admitted to the Linkou Burn Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from May 1986 to May 2005 were included in the analysis. I...

BACKGROUND Occupational injuries have received limited research attention in the Southern African Development Community. Much of the published data come from South Africa and little has been reported elsewhere within the region. The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence rates of occupational injuries and compensation; and to determine factors associated with occupational injuri...

BACKGROUND The metal mining industry employs approximately 15% of formally employed workers in Zambia, but there is little information about the magnitude of occupational injuries among the miners. AIMS To determine the frequency rates of occupational injuries and fatalities among copper miners in Zambia. METHODS A retrospective study of occupational injuries and fatalities at one of the la...

Unintentional injuries cause much of the global mortality burden, with the workplace being a common accident setting. Even in high-income economies, occupational injury figures remain remarkably high. Because risk factors for occupational injuries are prone to confounding, the present research takes a comprehensive approach. To better understand the occurrence of occupational injuries, sociodem...