Occupational diseases – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Community Health Nursing” prescribed by the Universities of Bangladesh- for Basic and diploma nursing students. We tried to accommodate latest information and topics.
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Occupational diseases
Occupational diseases It is defined as diseases arising out of or in the course of employment.
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If any disease caused in whole or in part by exposure in the work involvement usually excluding accidental trauma.
A. Diseases due to physical agents
1. Heat: Heat hyperpyrexia, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, heat cramps, bus sand local effects such as prickly heat.
2. Cold: Trench foot, frost bite, chilblains.
3. Light: Occupational cataract, miner’s nystagmus.
4. Pressure: Caisson, disease, air embolism, blast (explosion)
5. Noise: Occupational deafness.
6. Radiation: Cancer, leukaemia, aplastic anaemia, pancytopenia.
7. Mechanical: Injuries, accidents factors
8. Electricity: Burns
9. Diseases due to chemical agents:
10. Gases: C02, CO, HCN, CS2, NH3, N2, H2S, HCI, S02- these cause gas poisoning.
11. Dusts: (Pneumoconiosis):
Inorganic Dusts:
- Coal dust Anthracosis.
- Silica Silicosis
- Asbestos-Asbestosis, cancer lung
- Iron-Siderosis
Organic (vegetable) Dusts:
- Cane fibre Bagassosis
- Cotton dust-Byssinosis
- Tobacco-Tobacossis (11)
- Hay or grain dust-Farmers lung
12. Metals and their compounds: Toxic hazards from lead, mercury, cadmium, manganese, beryllium, arsenic, chromium etc.
B. Chemicals: Acids, alkalies, pesticides.
C. Solvents: Carbon bisulphide, benzene, trichloroethylene, chloroform, etc.
D. Diseases due to biological agents:
- Brucellosis, leptospirosis, anthrax, actinomycosis, hydatidosis, psittacosis, tetanus, encephalitis, fungal infections, etc.
Occupational cancers:
- Cancer of skin, lungs, bladder
Occupational dermatosis:
- Dermatitis, eczema.
E. Diseases of psychological origin: Industrial neurosis, hypertension, peptic ulcer, etc.
Occupational diseases in Bangladesh
- Poisoning by lead, phosphorus, mercury, arsenic, manganese, nitrous fumes, carbo- bisulphide, enzene, halogens
- Anthrax
- Silicosis
- Cancer
- Manifestation of radiation
- Toxic anaemia etc
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