Occ Health In General

Question 0

Hazardous occupations

Answer 0

Agriculture
Manufacturing
Mining
Construction
Transportation

“AMM CT”

Question 1

Occ Health Illness category in percentage

Answer 1

Musculoskeletal 50%
Skin 20%
Pulmonary 8-12%
Neurotoxic 5-8%
Hearing loss 5%

(Psychological/stress- related may be 10-20%, depending on how counted)

Question 2

Occupational History

Answer 2

Job title, but not just the job title 
Where they work
What they do
What do they work with
Timing of symptoms

Question 3

Timing of symptoms:
characteristic patterns:
Latex urticaria

Answer 3

Minutes to couple hrs after contact

Question 4

Timing of symptoms:
characteristic patterns:
Asthma

Answer 4

Soon (hrs) after contact

But late reactions may occur (in bed at night)

Question 5

Timing of symptoms:
characteristic patterns:
Byssinosis

Answer 5

Chest tightness on Monday morning, better as week progresses

Question 6

Timing of symptoms:
characteristic patterns:
Nitroglycerin workers

Answer 6

Angina symptom developed after withdrawal (over weekends)

- “Monday Morning death”

Question 7

Surface area

Answer 7

Skin:
   - 1.5-2 square meter
Bronchiolar and alveolar surface: 
   - 90-100 square meter
Small intestine
   - 200 square meter