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31 Cards in this Set
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Noteworthy figures in history |
Sir Percival Potts made the discovery or of scrotal cancer |
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who was the founder of Phossy Jaw |
Dr. Alice Hamilton Phossy Jaw- exposure to white phosphorus |
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who keeps track of injuries |
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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noise: the term ototoxic refers to agents that can produce____ _____ |
hearing loss |
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what are the effects of noise |
cardio effects, increased stress level, high blood pressure. Does not matter where noise occurs, indoors or outdoors, it is measured by decibels. It can still cause hearing loss. |
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Causes death by depriving the body of oxygen |
carbon monoxide (CO) |
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occupationally associated diseases and conditions: |
allergic and irritant dermatitis 12% caused by pneumocosis |
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coal miners disease is also known as |
black lung disease |
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respiratory diseases: asbestosis, call workers pneumoconiosis, silicosis, byssinosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer are examples of? |
Work related respiratory diseases |
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_____ has become the most frequently diagnosed occupational respiratory disease in the US. |
Asthma |
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hearing loss caused by noise: the 2nd most commonly self-reported occupational injury or illness. What is damaged in the ear? |
Cochlea |
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musculoskeletal disorder ( MSD) |
refers to an injury or disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. |
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Common MSD in the workplace |
sprain, strain, tears soreness, pain, hurt, except the back back pain, hurt back hernia carpal tunnel syndrome tendinitis musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, except tendinitis. |
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Industries with the largest numbers of deaths |
agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting most fatal |
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conditions associated with job stress |
job insecurity and work overload |
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the last line of defense against occupational hazards is the use of? |
PPE= personal protective equipment |
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examples of PPE |
devices to protect against airborne hazards–respirators devices to protect hearing–earmuffs and earplugs protective eyewear–goggles, face shields, safety glasses, and fullface respirators |
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exposure limits: ___ ___ ____ refers to airborne concentrations of substances and represents conditions under which it is believed that nearly all workers may be unaffected. |
The threshold limit value (TLV) |
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unintentional injuries in the United States |
leading cause of death for population aged 1 to 44 years |
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one of the methods for classifying injuries uses the? |
International classification of diseases (ICD) injury matrices. the ICD organizes injury data into helpful groupings in order to make international and national comparisons. |
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ICD: 2 main dimensions |
external cause ( e.g., car crash) nature of the injury or diagnosis ( e.g., fracture) |
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The term injury refers to? |
The physical damage to the person that results when the human body is suddenly or briefly subjected to intolerable levels of energy. |
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Mechanism of injury |
the cause ( mechanism) of injury denotes " the way in which the person sustained the injury; how the person was injured; or the process by which the injury occurred... the underlying causes would starts the chain of events that leads to an injury." |
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Classifying intent of injuries: 3 terms |
unintentional injuries intentional injuries undetermined injuries |
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unintentional injury |
an injury or poisoning that is not inflicted by deliberate means. |
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Number 1 for unintentional injuries |
falls |
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10 leading causes of injury deaths by age group |
falls for 65 or older |
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highest fatality by age groups for motor vehicles |
ages 16 through 20 |
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all terrain vehicles ATV |
in the 1990s, West Virginia had death rates from ATV crashes that were about 8 times higher than the national average. |
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Injuries and fatalities from falling |
leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for persons aged 65 years or older |
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standardized classification of injuries |
helps in making international and domestic comparisons provides helpful information for policymakers improves accuracy and reliability of information |
