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Measuring Healthcare Workers' Workplace Violence Exposure Over Time Using Workers' Compensation Claims

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Workplace violence towards healthcare workers impacts workforce stability and patient care delivery. California passed a workplace violence prevention standard, phased in during 2017‐2018, requiring enhanced tracking and training in healthcare workplaces.
Rachel Odes, Soo‐Jeong Lee, OiSaeng Hong, Wan‐chin Kuo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency medical services deployment for palliative care patients: Operational metrics, resource allocation, and patient outcomes. [PDF]

Palliat Care Soc Pract
Ienghong K, Aimchai W, Cheung LW, Pearkao C, Apiratwarakul K.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Work‐Related Asthma From Exposure to Cardboard and Paper Products

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We assess the contribution of cardboard dust exposure to the development of work‐related asthma (WRA). Prior studies on paper‐dust‐related breathing problems have focused on exposures in the paper milling and pulp industries. There have been no reports of asthma linked to workplace exposure to cardboard dust.
Mason E. Glanville, Mary Jo Reilly, Kenneth D. Rosenman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization, awareness, and predictors of emergency medical services use in India: a prospective observational study. [PDF]

BMC Emerg Med
Lingappa DJ, Alli SD, Sujir SN, Sirur FM, Lath V, Pai DD, Akash K.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Agricultural Injuries With Dementia: Double Whammy?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nearly 40% of US farmers are over 65 years old. Some emerging evidence links agricultural occupational exposure to increased dementia risk. However, little is known about dementia and injury outcomes in agricultural settings. Methods We employed data from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Participant Use File (
Kanika Arora, Jonathan Davis, Lila B. Basnet, Julie Bobitt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Medical Services Policies and Perspectives Leading to Ambulance Engine Idling. [PDF]

West J Emerg Med
Lyons M, Kuzel AR, Marks S, Ziegler C, Nix K.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Serum PFAS in Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Firefighters From Six U.S. Airport Fire Departments

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Use of aqueous film‐forming foam (AFFF) is a source of exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for firefighters working in aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) settings. However, data characterizing the association between serum PFAS concentrations and exposure risk factors for ARFF firefighters are limited ...
Miriam M. Calkins, Yiwen Liu, Gavin Horn, Antonia M. Calafat, Judith M. Graber, Shawn C. Beitel, Alberto J. Caban‐Martinez, Julianne Cook Botelho, Randy Krause, Rob Mathis, Jeff Hughes, Casey Grant, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Amy Nematollahi, Alesia M. Jung, Alissa D. Coleman, Sally Littau, Brooke A. Hawkes, Alexander C. Mayer, Jefferey L. Burgess   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chain of Call: Learning How to Effectively Communicate with Emergency Medical Services at School. [PDF]

Children (Basel)
Martínez-Isasi S, Jorge-Soto C, Varela-Casal C, Fernández-Méndez M, García-Martínez M, Seijas-Vijande A, Berlanga-Macías C, Pichel-López M, Agra-Tuñas C, Rodríguez-Núñez A.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Novel ACTC1 p.Gly50Ser Variant Is Associated With Arrhythmia and Secondary Features of HCM Without Hypertrophy

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The key diagnostic criterion for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the presence of otherwise unexplained hypertrophy. Current definitions of HCM rely on specific thresholds to establish a diagnosis, while guideline directed risk stratification algorithms take its magnitude into consideration.
Thomas D. Gossios, Dimitrios Ntelios, Thomas Zegkos, Despoina Parcharidou, Pavlos Rouskas, Sotirios Katranas, Ioannis Papoulidis, Vlasis Ninios, Antonios Ziakas, Georgios K. Efthimiadis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source