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Physical factors Flashcards

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4 types of mechanical factors

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Motor vehicle accidents, residence-related accidents, work related and disasters

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Leading cause of accidental deaths

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Motor vehicle accidents

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Second leading cause of accidental deaths

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Resident related accidental falls

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Fourth leading cause of accidental deaths

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Accidental drowning

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Other important types of residence-related accidents

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Open flames, hot surfaces and liquids, medicines, sharp edges, electricity and lawn mowers

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Third leading cause of accidental deaths

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Work-related accidents caused by fire and explosion of combustible material

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Other important types of work-related accidents

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Chemical burns, exposure to toxic gases and unsafe operation machinery

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How to mitigate natural disaster damage

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Proper land planning

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Doubling sound pressure results in

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An increase of 3 dB

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10
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Threshold of hearing

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0 dB

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11
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Pain threshold

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120 dB

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12
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3 effects of noise

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Physiological, speech interference and psychological

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Sources of noise

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Vehicles, workplace and residence

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Types of ionizing radiation

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Alpha radiation, beta radiation and x-rays

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Alpha radiation characteristics

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Low penetration (no skin penetration), internal emitter

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Beta radiation characteristics

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More penetration than alpha, internal and external emitter

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X-rays characteristics

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Highly penetrating, external hazards

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18
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Ionizing radiation sources from the earth

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Coal contains radioactive material that is released when burned

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Ionizing radiation sources from solar radiation

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Production of radioactive agents by cosmic radiation in the atmosphere

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Ionizing radiation sources from man-made sources

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Production of nuclear fuel, use of nuclear fuel, use of radioisotopes in industry, medicine and research, testing of nuclear weapons

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4 types of radiation sources

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Radiation from the earth, solar radiation, cosmic radiation and man-made radiation

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Health effects of Strontium 90 and 89

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Irradiate the skeleton

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Health effects of Cesium 137

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Irradiates soft tissues

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Health effects of Carbon 14

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Produces whole body radiation

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Health effects of Iodine 131

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Irradiates the thyroid gland

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Acute clinical effects of radiation poisoning

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Loss of hair, skin ulcers, damage to blood-forming organs

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Acute radiation poisoning lethal dose

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350-400 rem

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Chronic radiation poisoning early signs

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Changes in texture and pigmentation of the skin

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29
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Leukemia demonstrated in

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Early radiologists and victims of atomic bombings

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Skin cancer demonstrated in

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Early radiologists

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Thyroid cancer demonstrated in

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Children receiving neck x-rays

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Lung cancer demonstrated in

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Occupationally exposed workers in metal and uranium mining

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Bone cancer demonstrated in

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Radium dial painters

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Cataracts demonstrated in

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Atomic bombing victims

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Shortened life span demonstrated in

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Bombing victims, radiologists and animals

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Teratogenicity demonstrated in

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Genetic injury

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Types of non-ionizing radiation

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Ultra-violet radiation, visible energy, infrared radiation, microwaves and radio waves and lasers

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Ultra-violet radiation sources

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Disinfectant properties, fluorescent lights, direct sunlight, electric welding arcs, photo engraving

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Ultra-violet radiation health effects

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Inflammation of the cornea and skin burn

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Visible energy sources

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Sunlight, artificial light

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Visible energy health effects

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Inadequate lighting causes eye fatigue, headache and sunburn

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Infrared radiation sources

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Paint drying, dehydration textiles, paper and other materials

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Infrared radiation health effects

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Eye injury and production of cataracts and skin burn

44
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Microwaves and radio waves sources

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Television, FM and radar transmitters, medical diathermy, microwave ovens

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Microwaves and radio waves health effects

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Heating of tissues, lower frequencies penetrated deeper into tissues, especially at exposures of less than 3000 MH2, also possible cataract and gonadal damage may result

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Laser description

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High intensity light radiation of a single wave length

47
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Laser health effects

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Primarily eye hazard

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Heat health effects

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Sunstroke, heat exhaustions, lowered production

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Cold and windchill health effects

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Lowered production, frostbite and hypothermia

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Pressure health effects

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Hypoxia (altitude sickness) decompression and compression (bends)

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Humidity health effects

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High humidity contributes to heat stress

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5 types of particulates

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Dust, smoke, fume, aerosols, mists

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Dust particle characteristics

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Solid airborne particles 0.1-25 microns in size

54
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Dust sources

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Atomspheric, industrial and mining

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Dust health effects

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Pneumoconiosis

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Smoke particle characteristics

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Carbon particle less than 0.1 microns

57
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Smoke source

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Combustion

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Smoke health effects

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Bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer

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Fume particle characteristics

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Solid particles generated by condensation from the gaseous state

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Fume source

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Metals such as ZN and Fe

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Fume health effects

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Fume fever, respiratory impairment

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Aerosols droplet characteristics

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Liquid droplets suspended in air over long times

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Mists droplet characteristics

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Suspended droplets that fall out quickly

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7 toxic and corrosive gases

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Carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, oxidants, chlorine, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide

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Criteria air pollutants

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Carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, oxidants

66
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Carbon monoxide source

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Incomplete combustion of fuel, especially from motor vehicles

67
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Carbon monoxide general, acute and chronic health effects

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General: has a greater affinity to hemoglobin
Acute: headache, dizziness, fatigue, psychomotor impairment, death
Chronic: damage to the heart; may induce atherosclerosis

68
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Sulfur oxides source

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Combustion of fossil fuels

69
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Sulfur oxides health effects

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As synergen with particulates, SO2 has been associated with greater mortality and respiratory irritant, causing pulmonary edema

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Nitrogen oxides source

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Naturally occurring and from combustion of fossil fuels

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Nitrogen oxides acute health effects

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Respiratory irritant and can cause pulmonary edema and death

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Oxidants source

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Produced in the atmosphere by complex reactions with other pollutants especially oxides of nitrogen

73
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Oxides acute and chronic health effects

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Acute: pulmonary edema, decreased lung function
Chronic: pulmonary diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis have been produced in lab animals, may produce again of alveolar wall

74
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4 explosive and combustible gases

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Acetylene, butane, formaldehyde methane, picric acid

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