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📣🆕 on #ScienceOpen: 'Investigation of an occupational acute carbon monoxide poisoning incident caused by nitrogen generator failure' - a China #OccupationalMedicine article -
🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=957cb5f2-a83c-45a4-938e-f76739fa399e
#CarbonMonoxidePoisoning #WorkplaceSafety #Toxicology #OccupationalHealth #AcutePoisoning
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9463135e109"> <b>Objective</b> To analyze the characteristics and causes of an occupational acute carbon monoxide poisoning incident caused by a nitrogen generator malfunction. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9463135e114"> <b>Methods</b> The workers and the workshop from an electronic component manufacturing company in Guangzhou City, which had an occupational acute carbon monoxide poisoning incident, were selected as the research subjects using the retrospective investigation method. Relevant data of worksite survey of occupational health, clinical records of poisoning patients, and occupational disease diagnosis data were collected for analysis. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9463135e119"> <b>Results</b> A total of 15 workers who experienced discomfort in this incident, were from the final inspection workshop using high-purity nitrogen (purity of 99.999%). The short-term exposure concentration of carbon monoxide in the workplace air at three oven operating posts using high-purity nitrogen was 64.1, 581.0, and 142.0 mg/m <sup>3</sup>, respectively, while the concentration in the workplace air at the oven operating posts using regular nitrogen and the nitrogen-generating room was <0.1 mg/m <sup>3</sup>. Carboxyhemoglobin saturation levels in the 15 patients ranged from 2.000%-17.300%. Occupational acute mild carbon monoxide poisoning was diagnosed in nine patients, occupational acute carbon monoxide exposure reactions was diagnosed in six patients. This poisoning incident was caused by machine malfunction and improper operation, leading to occupational acute carbon monoxide poisoning. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9463135e130"> <b>Conclusion</b> Companies using nitrogen production machine should enhance their ability to identify carbon monoxide risks, strengthen training and management of workers, establish emergency response plans for nitrogen production and use, ensure proper maintenance of production equipment, and optimize operational procedures to prevent acute poisoning incidents. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9463135e136"> <b>摘要: 目的</b>分析1起由制氮机故障引起的职业性急性一氧化碳中毒事件的特点与原因。 <b>方法</b>采用回顾性调査方 法, 以广州市某电子元件制造企业发生的1起急性一氧化碳中毒事件涉及的车间和患者为研究对象, 收集现场职业卫生 调査资料、中毒患者临床资料和职业病诊断资料进行分析。 <b>结果</b>该起中毒事件共导致15名工人出现不适, 均发生在 使用髙纯氮气(纯度为99.999%)的最终检验车间。3个使用髙纯氮气的烤箱操作岗工作场所空气中一氧化碳短时间接 触浓度分别为64.1、581.0和142.0 mg/m <sup>3</sup>,使用普通氮气的烤箱操作岗和制氮房工作场所空气中一氧化碳短时间接触浓 度均<0.1 mg/m <sup>3</sup>。15名患者血中碳氧血红蛋白饱和度为2.000% ∼ 17.300%;名患者诊断为职业性急性一氧化碳轻度中 毒, 6名患者诊断为职业性急性一氧化碳接触反应。该起中毒事故为因机器故障与操作不规范导致的职业性急性一氧 化碳中毒事件。 <b>结论</b>使用制氮机企业应加强一氧化碳风险识别能力, 加强工人的培训和管理, 制定制备和使用氮气的 应急预案, 保持生产设备正常运行, 优化作业流程, 以避免发生职业性急性中毒事故。 </p>
📣🆕 on #ScienceOpen: 'Research progress on the health communication capacity of clinicians' - a China #OccupationalMedicine article -
🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=09a1d0db-f9bc-4e07-8382-c5f791ae7a6a
#HealthCommunication #PublicHealth #ClinicianEngagement #MedicalCommunication
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9463336e157">Health communication aims to improve public health attitudes and behaviors by propagating health information. It plays an important role in promoting public health literacy and “Healthy China Initiative”. The basic theories of health communication include “7 W” and Theory of Planned Behavior. Clinicians with profound medical expertise and a wealth of clinical practice play key roles in the communication, and they hold an unparalleled advantage in health communication by delivering authoritative and trustworthy information to the public. The capacity of health communication among clinicians in the nation is determined by various factors including professional characteristics, policy support, dissemination platforms and pathways, time and effort. Meanwhile, some problems in the research on the health communication capacity of clinicians remain, such as lack of well-established motivation systems, limited dissemination pathways, and imperfect evaluation frameworks. In some regions of China, health communication performance has been considered as part of the professional title evaluation for clinical physicians. Medical institutions and universities have also initiated relevant training and practice programs. It is crucial to improve evaluation frameworks, strengthen training pathways and effectiveness assessment, promote interdisciplinary integration, and enhance the role of clinicians in health communication in the future. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9463336e160"> <b>摘要:</b> 健康传播旨在通过传播健康信息, 改善公众的健康态度与行为, 是提升公众健康素养、推进“健康中国”建设的重 要手段。健康传播的理论基础包括“7W”理论和计划行为理论。临床医生具有扎实的医学知识和丰富的临床经验, 其 作为关键传播主体, 能够为公众提供权威、可靠的信息, 在健康传播中具有不可替代的独特优势。国内临床医生的健康 传播能力受到职业特征、政策支持、传播平台与渠道、时间与精力等多重因素影响。与此同时, 临床医生的健康传播能力 研究还存在缺乏健全的激励机制与传播机制、传播途径有待拓展、评价体系不完善等问题。目前我国部分地区已将健康 科普与临床医生的职称评审挂钩, 医疗机构和髙校也在积极开展相关培训与实践。未来应完善评价体系, 强化培养路径 与成效评估, 推动多学科融合, 增强临床医生在健康传播中的作用。 </p>
📣🆕 on #ScienceOpen: 'Analysis of in-service occupational medical examination results during employment for high-temperature workers in Longhua District, Shenzhen City' - a China #OccupationalMedicine article -
🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=2b2d233c-340e-4a08-bcec-58c719d62abf
#OccupationalHealth #EnvironmentalMedicine #PublicHealth #WorkplaceHealth
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9464599e109"> <b>Objective</b> To investigate the health status of high-temperature workers in Longhua District, Shenzhen City. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9464599e114"> <b>Methods</b> A total of 10 323 high-temperature workers in Longhua District from 2019 to 2022 were selected as the research subjects using the judgment sampling method. Their in-service occupational medical examination results during employment were collected and analyzed by grouping. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9464599e119"> <b>Results</b> The abnormal rates of urinalysis, blood pressure, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), electrocardiogram (ECG), and blood glucose among the research subjects were 34.9%, 12.5%, 8.5%, 7.6%, and 7.2%, respectively. Women had a higher rate of abnormal urinalysis than men (63.0% <i>vs</i> 25.9%, <i>P</i><0.01), while men had higher rates of abnormal blood pressure and serum ALT than women (13.5% <i>vs</i> 9.4%, 10.2% <i>vs</i> 3.1%, both <i>P</i><0.01). The abnormal rates of urinalysis, blood pressure, ECG, and blood glucose among the research subjects increased with age (all <i>P</i><0.05), while the abnormal rate of serum ALT decreased with age ( <i>P</i><0.01). The abnormal rates of blood pressure and blood glucose increased with the length of high-temperature work time (all <i>P</i><0.01). The most common occupation exposed to high temperatures was injection molding (accounting for 22.2%). The abnormal rates of urinalysis, blood pressure, serum ALT, ECG, and blood glucose among different occupations had significant differences (all <i>P</i><0.01). Among them, injection molding workers had the highest rate of abnormal urinalysis (43.5%), while inflation film workers had the highest rate of abnormal blood pressure (24.2%). </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d9464599e152"> <b>Conclusion</b> The health status of high-temperature workers in Longhua District is concerning. Priority should be given to addressing abnormalities in urinalysis, ALT, ECG, blood pressure, and blood glucose. Occupational medical examinations should focus on elder workers and those with long high-temperature work time. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d9464599e158"> <b>摘要: 目的</b>了解深圳市龙华区高温作业人员的健康状况。 <b>方法</b>采用判断抽样方法, 选择龙华区2019 – 2022年的 10 323名高温作业人员为研究对象, 收集其在岗期间的职业健康检査结果进行分组统计分析。 <b>结果</b>研究对象尿常规、血压、血清丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)、心电图、血糖的异常率分别为34.9%、12.5%、8.5%、7.6%和7.2%。女性尿常规异常 率高于男性(63.0% <i>vs</i> 25.9%, <i>P</i><0.01), 男性血压和血清ALT异常率均高于女性(13.5% <i>vs</i> 9.4%, 10.2% <i>vs</i> 3.1%, <i>P</i>值均< 0.01)。研究对象尿常规、血压、心电图和血糖异常率均随着年龄的增加呈逐渐升高趋势( <i>P</i>值均<0.05)血清ALT异常率 随着年龄的增加呈逐渐下降趋势( <i>P</i><0.01),血压和血糖异常率均随着高温作业工龄的增加逐渐升高( <i>P</i>值均<0.01)。接 触高温人数占比最多的工种是注塑(占22.2%)。不同工种人群的尿常规、血压、血清ALT、心电图和血糖异常率分别 比较, 差异均有统计学意义( <i>P</i>值均<0.01);其中, 注塑工尿常规异常率(43.5%)最高, 吹膜工血压异常率(24.2%)最高。 <b>结论</b>龙华区高温作业人员健康状况不容乐观;应重点关注高温作业人员的尿常规、ALT、心电图、血压和血糖异常问 题, 加强年龄较大和高温作业工龄较长人群的职业健康检査工作。 </p>
Explore new achievements, innovations, and insights in #OccupationalHealth, #OccupationalMedicine, and occupational disease prevention and control with the 'China Occupational Medicine' research collection on #ScienceOpen.
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d4727182e160">Biotoxins, which include bacterial, fungal, marine, plant, and animal toxins, are widespread in living and occupational environments, posing potential threats to human health. Rapid detection of biotoxins in blood is crucial for preventing health hazards and enabling timely disease diagnosis and treatment. Biosensors and immunoassay technologies have critical advantages in the rapid detection of biotoxins in blood. Common biosensors, such as surface plasmon resonance biosensors and fluorescent biosensors, enhance sensitivity and reduce detection limits through signal amplification. Common immunoassay methods, such as colloidal gold immunochromatography, fluorescence immunochromatography, and chemiluminescence immunoassay, improve detection efficacy and sensitivity through specific antibody-antigen binding and nanotechnology. However, current rapid detection technologies of bitoxins in blood face challenges such as matrix interference and insufficient specificity, and they fall short in high-throughput detection of multiple toxins simultaneously. Future developments should focus on improving sample pretreatment, innovating signal amplification methods, enhancing specificity on recognition of elements, and designing portable detection devices and high-throughput platforms for simultaneous toxin analysis. These advancements aim to improve the sensitivity and reliability of detection methods, providing more accurate and convenient solutions for biotoxin detection in blood. </p><p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d4727182e163"> <b>摘要:</b>生物毒素在生活环境和工作场所中广泛存在;其涵盖细菌、真菌、海洋、植物和动物毒素, 可对人类健康构成潜在 威胁。因此, 快速检测血液中的生物毒素对其健康危害的预防和诊断治疗至关重要。生物传感器和免疫分析技术在血 液中生物毒素的快速检测中具有显著优势。常用的生物传感器包括表面等离子共振生物电传感器和荧光生物传感器, 其可通过信号放大提髙检测方法的灵敏度、降低检出限。常用的免疫分析法, 如胶体金免疫层析、荧光免疫层析和化学 发光免疫分析, 可通过抗体-抗原特异性结合和纳米技术等优化检测效果并提升灵敏度。目前, 血液中生物毒素快速检 测技术存在基质干扰和特异性不足等缺陷, 且未能满足多种毒素同时髙通量分析的需求;未来可通过改进样本前处理, 创新信号放大, 增强识别元件的特异性, 开发便携检测设备与多种毒素髙通量检测平台等, 以提髙检测方法的灵敏度与 可靠性, 为血液中生物毒素检测提供更加可靠和便捷的解决方案。 </p>
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"Long Covid and similar energy-limiting illnesses cause a range of health problems which result in long-term sickness absence and long-term unemployment in an era of workforce shortage."
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Just off a call with a colleague willing to discuss #socialmedia in #OccupationalMedicine.
"So what about Twitter?"
"Obviously, you're not aware that El*n M*sk has just bought the whole thing and fired most workers... Let's wait a little bit before undertaking work on that platform :)"
OK, where are the #OccupationalMedicine, #OccupationalHealth, #OccupationalHygiene, #OccupationalPsychology, #WorK #Stress specialists, #Ergonomists, #Occupational #Epidemiologists ... and all #Work and #Health experts on Mastodon?
We have: @doctorsdilemma, @ZekeMD @ZekeMD.
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