Legal Protection Against Health Workers in Taking First Aid Medical Measures

[Legal aspects of workers' health protection against asbestos in Poland in the light of the EU legal framework].

Legal protection of human life and health against asbestos dust-related hazards is carried out in various dimensions of the European Union law mainly focused on health protection of employees and responsibilities of employers, as well as on environmental protection. The aim of this paper is to present the Community legal issues emphasizing the protection of workers against asbestos and discuss ...

Deadly Professions: Violent Attacks Against Aid-Workers and the Health Implications for Local Populations

War has devastating implications for families, communities, cultures, economies, and state infrastructure. Similarly, the last decade has seen an increase in the number of attacks against health workers in conflict zones and unstable environments. Unfortunately, these attacks have grave consequences for local populations which often rely on foreign aid programs for their health and well-being. ...

Personal Protection Measures against Arthropods

Legal intervention against medical accidents in Japan

The number of civil lawsuits in Japan concerning medical accidents has been increasing gradually. Emotional reports in the media about medical accidents have amplified people's distrust of physicians. Since 2002, the police have been more actively involved, and the number of criminal prosecutions against physicians as a result of medical accidents has increased. Fear of litigation and arrest ha...

Knowledge, attitude and practices of relief workers regarding first aid measures.

OBJECTIVE To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of relief workers posted in rescue and relief bases of the Red Crescent Society of Mazandaran province of Iran during Nouroz holidays. METHODS Two hundred and nineteen relief workers were selected as the study sample from thirteen Norouz rescue and relief bases of Red Crescent Society in Mazandaran province, which has 13 cities, for th...