INTRODUCTION After a traumatic event, a significant proportion of victims develop psychiatric disorders. Trauma has been an important ailment among workers. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders at three months after occupational injuries. METHODS Our study candidates were injured workers in Taiwan who were hospit...

BACKGROUND Workers onboard freezer-trawl (FT) and freezer-longline (FL) vessels in Alaska may be at high risk for fatal and non-fatal injuries. METHODS Traumatic occupational injuries onboard vessels in the FT and FL fleets were identified through two government data sources. RESULTS The annual risk of fatal injuries was 125 per 100,000 FTEs in the FT fleet, and 63 per 100,000 FTEs in the F...

OBJECTIVE We examined the occupational performance issues facing young U.S. veterans (aged 20-29 yr) who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Perceived challenges in occupational performance, the most common mental health and brain injuries of war, and motivations for participation in daily occupations upon return to civilian life were identified. METHOD Thirty young veterans from Operation Iraqi ...

Occupational accidents and injuries present a serious social, medical and economical problem in Serbian industries in transition. The purpose of this study is to estimate the number and average annual rate of occupational accidents and traumatic injuries in Serbian industries in transition, between 1992 and 2003, and to estimate the effects of a preventive safety program in the rubber manufactu...

BACKGROUND Classical dance comprises gender specific movement tasks. There is a lack of studies which investigate work related traumatic injuries in terms of gender specific differences in detail. OBJECTIVE To define gender related differences of occupational accidents. METHODS Basis for the evaluation were occupational injuries of professional dancers from three (n = 785; f: n = 358, m: n ...

conclusions it was concluded that the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries was 9.3%. traumatic dental injuries among children exhibit complex interaction between the victims’ oral conditions and their behavior. therefore, prevention should consider a number of characteristics such as oral predisposing factors, environmental determinants and human behavior. it is recommended that specific and...

BACKGROUND During the past decade, labor unions have contributed to efforts to increase awareness of the importance of workplace violence as an occupational hazard. Research by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the U.S. Department of Justice have bolstered these efforts. This research revealed that workplace violence is the second leading cause of traumatic-injury de...