BACKGROUND Female sex workers (FSW) are at increased risk for HIV and other STI due to occupation-related risks and exposures. Long-distance truck drivers have been implicated in the spread of HIV, but less is known about HIV/STI risks of FSW servicing truck drivers, especially in North America. As part of an international collaborative pilot study, we interviewed FSWs servicing truck driver cl...

The master thesis in this report has been made in cooperation between Scania CV AB in Södertälje and the department of machine design at KTH in Stockholm. Scania CV AB is a leading manufacturer of heavy trucks, buses and coaches, and industrialand marine engines. Increasing road safety demands for vehicles in development has resulted in a new generation of safety systems, called Advanced Driver...

There is an old well-known story about a novice truck driver driving a tall truck who misjudged the clearance below an overhead railway bridge. In trying to pass through, the truck got stuck under the bridge and thereafter would not drive in either forward or reverse gear. With the traffic blocked, a crowd began to gather around, and many people tried to help by pushing the truck but could not ...

A 62-year-old man presented to our tertiary hospital’s emergency department with a 4-week history of fever associated with lethargy and constitutional symptoms. For 9 days before admission, he had been vomiting two to three times per day. He had longstanding diabetes and hypertension and worked for the local city council as a truck driver, transporting water to local gardens and public areas. A...

Purpose.The aim of the study is to develop recommendations for reducing probability accidents during transportation rock by dump trucks based on analysis consequences changes in psycho-physiological states driver. Methods. The used method “Hazard and operability studies” “Failure Mode Effects Analysis” including organizational, logical mathematical, statistical procedures aimed at obtaining exp...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the putative effect of type of shift and its interaction with leisure-time physical activity on cardiovascular risk factors in truck drivers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was undertaken on 57 male truck drivers working at a transportation company, of whom 31 worked irregular shifts and 26 worked on the day-shift. Participants recorded their physical activity using the ...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is prevalent worldwide. Even in developed countries there is a resurgence of tuberculosis mainly due to increasing HIV infection. Tuberculous ileal perforation is uncommon. It is, however, a potentially fatal complication of intestinal tuberculosis especially in HIV/AIDS patient. AIM To highlight tuberculous ileal perforation as an underestimated complication of intest...