Occupational exposure in orthopedic procedures under fluoroscopic control

Radiation injuries after fluoroscopic procedures.

Fluoroscopically guided diagnostic and interventional procedures have become much more commonplace over the last decade. Current fluoroscopes are easily capable of producing dose rates in the range of 0.2 Gy (20 rads) per minute. The dose rate often changes dramatically with patient positioning and size. Most machines currently in use have no method to display approximate patient dose other tha...

Occupational exposure and asthma control.

In this issue of the European Respiratory Journal, DUMAS et al. [1] describe associations between occupational disinfectant exposure and asthma control in US nurses. Asthma control was defined by using the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and based on responses to five questions on activity limitations, frequency of symptoms and frequency of use of quick-relief medication in the past 4 weeks (β-agonis...

Factors Influencing Radiation Use During Fluoroscopic Procedures

OSHA enforcement policy and procedures for occupational exposure to tuberculosis.

Critical orthopedic skills and procedures.

Musculoskeletal injury and diseases are common presentations in the Emergency Department. Emergency physicians must be versed in the critical procedural skills necessary to diagnose joint infection, manage fractures and dislocations, and assess for compartment syndrome. Arthrocentesis, splinting, dislocation reduction, and the evaluation of limb compartment syndrome are reviewed.