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Origen y avances del Observatorio Internacional de Neumoconiosis

¿Cuáles son los protocolos de seguridad en salud para el trabajo con exposición a hipobaria intermitente crónica a nivel internacional?: Síntesis rápida de evidencia. Experiencias internacionales
What are the health safety protocols for working with chronic intermittent hypobaria exposure at the international level? Rapid evidence synthesis. International experiences

Antecedentes y objetivo: En Chile, la Guía Técnica para la Exposición a Hipobaria Intermitente Crónica fue elaborada según los estándares de prevención y vigilancia en salud establecidos por el Decreto Supremo Nº 594/1999, del Departamento de Salud Ocupacional. Ante el proceso de actualización d...

Uso da máscara n95 por trabalhadores de enfermagem expostos à fumaça cirúrgica

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 20 (), 2021
RESUMO Objetivo: verificar os desconfortos apresentados por trabalhadores que necessitam utilizar a máscara N95 durante as suas atividades laborais. Método: pesquisa descritiva com delineamento transversal, desenvolvida no Centro Cirúrgico de um hospital de ensino localizado na região Sul do Brasil...

Lung function and respiratory symptoms in charcoal workers in southern Brazil: an eight-year cohort study

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (5), 2020

Occupational hazards, DNA damage, and oxidative stress on exposure to waste anesthetic gases

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 68 (1), 2018
Abstract Background and objectives The waste anesthetic gases (WAGs) present in the ambient air of operating rooms (OR), are associated with various occupational hazards. This paper intends to discuss occupational exposure to WAGs and its impact on exposed professionals, with emphasis on genetic damage ...

The Impact of Tobacco and Occupational Exposure on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a 70 and over Jamaican Cohort from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (Jamaica) Study

West Indian med. j; 67 (spe), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease predominantly affecting the older population. Not well known, COPD is often confused with asthma. Tobacco smoking is widely acknowledged as the most important risk factor for COPD, but occupational exposur...

Sugarcane cutting work, risks, and health effects: a literature review

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Describe the main work risks for sugarcane cutters and their effects on workers' health. METHODS Critical review of articles, with bibliographic research carried out in the PubMed, SciELO Medline, and Lilacs databases. The following keywords were used: sugarcane workers, sugarcane ...

Hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos: correlação entre Tempo de uso do eletrocautério e tempo cirúrgico*

Cogit. Enferm. (Online); 22 (3), 2017
Objetivou-se identificar concentrações de hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos provenientes da fumaça do eletrocautério nas salas operatórias, correlacionando estas concentrações com o tempo de uso do eletrocautério e cirúrgico. Trata-se de um estudo de campo, transversal e quantitativo, re...