Occupational medicine

Other books on industrial hygiene focus more on classroom use than on practical application and are too large and cumbersome to use on the job.

This fifth issue in the Industry and Health Care series takes a quick turn through unpredictable and only partially charted waters.

POLITICS OF OCCUPATION-CENTRED PRACTICE Reflections on occupational engagement across cultures Politics of Occupation-Centred Practice: Reflections on occupational engagement across cultures addresses the cultural aspects of occupational identity and draws out the implications for practice, moving beyond the clinical environment to include the occupational therapist s work in the wider community.

This book includes reports which were presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) entitled "e;Medical Treatment of Intoxications and Decontamination of Chemical Agent in the Area of Terrorist Attack"e;.

Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are largely Latinx men, women, and children.

This book is concerned with human factors and ergonomics research and developments in the design and use of systems and devices for effective and safe healthcare delivery.

In this unique book, Sidney Dekker tackles a largely unexplored dilemma.

Current Topics in Occupational Epidemiology is an in-depth study of contemporary issues and emerging themes in the field.

Focusing on the spinal cord and its role in motor control, Restorative Neurology of Spinal Cord Injury details the clinical and neurophysiological assessment process and methods developed throughout the past half century by basic and clinical scientists.

Asthma can be caused and aggravated by occupational factors in working adults.

In 2019, a National Health Service Trust in England lost 11 members of current and former staff members to suspected suicide.

Work has never been as safe as it seems today.

Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases integrates the newest research and advances in its discussion of asbestos-induced diseases.

Increased public concern over the control of environmental forces and industrial hazards has led to awareness for the need for improved conditions for all who work.

Actively Caring for Safety: The Psychological Science of Injury Prevention outlines proactive applications of applied behavioural science and humanism (i.

The connection between environment and health has been well studied and documented, particularly by the World Health Organization.

The 'bible' of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive resource available on the relationship between ill health and employment.

Patient care is the cornerstone of occupational therapy, but it does not exist in isolation.

This book explores how human factors and ergonomic principles are currently transforming healthcare.

If observed from an objective, epistemological standpoint, medicine is not a science, at least not in its own right.

In 2019, a National Health Service Trust in England lost 11 members of current and former staff members to suspected suicide.

Since the publication of the first edition of ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE, preventing and treating acute and chronic disease caused by exposure to chemical health hazards has become even more central to the practice of public health.

The Handbook of Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine was created because we felt there was no effective handbook that covered the breadth and scope of this field.

The fourth edition of this important book, which includes additional color illustrations, has been extensively revised, updated, and expanded to reflect the most recent developments.

The World Health Organization's recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide-making the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk.

Asthma can be caused and aggravated by occupational factors in working adults.

Global Health continues to provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date and thought-provoking outline and understanding of the constantly evolving global health landscape.

Explains the NHS as a political environment, and concentrates on understanding the relationships of power rather than on the role of apparent authority.

The 'bible' of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive resource available on the relationship between ill health and employment.

At the present time, 430 drugs are known to cause respiratory injury.

Including practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization, Organizational Stress Management provides a fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work.

This progressive reference redefines qualitative research as a crucial component of evidence-based practice and assesses its current and future impact on healthcare.

Asthma is on the rise in a number of countries, in this volume Howieson asks what role the built environment has to play and what the construction industry can do to either slow the increase or reverse the trend.

Through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives, and with an emphasis on exploring patterns as well as distinct and unique conditions across the globe, this collection examines advanced and cutting-edge theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the health of urban populations.

This book aims to fill a gap in the current construction health and safety research and discover new knowledge about work stress induced chronic diseases among construction industry professionals.

This book provides a practical guide for all those working in or with Medical Examiner Services in England and Wales.

Encyclopedic in scope, Reversibility of Chronic Degenerative Disease and Hypersensitivity, Volume 2: The Effects of Environmental Pollutants on the Organ System draws deeply from clinical histories of thousands of patients.

This highly-readable account of the nature of the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection is an ideal introductory text for those new to the field, and for the non-specialist.

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What is required to make a workplace safe for employees and legally compliant with the Occupation Safety and Health Administration's regulations?

Offering a balance of theory and practice, with guides for further reading, this is a clinical guide for the practitioner in the widest sense: physicians, nurses, occupational hygienists, safety officers, environmental, health officers and personnel managers.

Since the publication of the first edition of ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE, preventing and treating acute and chronic disease caused by exposure to chemical health hazards has become even more central to the practice of public health.

The health-related effects of asbestos have long been mired in controversy, with industry and plaintiff attorneys playing a significant role.

This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and addresses the design of products, processes, services, and work systems to ensure they are productive, safe, and enjoyable for people to use.

This book explores a number of important issues in the area of occupational safety and hygiene.

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCurated and edited by Adam Kay (author of multi-million bestseller This is Going to Hurt), Dear NHS features 100 household names telling their personal stories of the health service.

Nanotechnology is one of the fastest growing technological fields of the 21st century.

Close followers of the evolution of the Series on Industry and Health Care will recognize in this fourth volume some continuity and some change.

This book highlights key ideas and factors to coach and guide professionals involved in learning about Sterile Manufacturing and operational requirements.