Mechanics are exposed to varied work stressors such as hot noisy environments, strenuous postures, improperly designed tools and machinery and poor psycho-social environments which may exert an influence on their health and safety. The study aimed to examine the occupational injury patterns and identify work stressors associated with injury amongst automobile mechanics. A descriptive ergonomic ...

PURPOSE The objective was to determine the concurrent validity of questions on arm, shoulder and neck symptoms of an Internet-based questionnaire. In addition, the inter-observer reliability of physical examinations by occupational physicians was investigated. METHODS A total of 160 employees of a Dutch occupational health service were approached, of which 106 participated. Right after the as...

Children are the future leaders of our society, and their health and well-being are extremely important. Apart from the conventional treatment, the effective therapy for children with physical, mental, social, developmental disorders, and chronic diseases are required to be identified. Thus, finding out the alternative therapy and affectionate way of teaching program especially for the children...

History and physical examination A 73-year-old man presented with progressive ecchymosis over his periorbital region and face. The lesion started as a small asymptomatic papule over the left infraorbital region since May 2000. It progressed to involve the entire left eyelid and left face, sparing the right side. There was no evidence of preceding trauma or topical medication. He was a retired m...

The COVID-19 pandemic places unique challenges to medical rescuers’ occupational health. Thus, it is crucial assess its direct and indirect impacts on key psychological outcomes adaptation strategies. This study aims analyse the impact of this coping emotion regulation strategies, their levels work-related outcomes, such as burnout, trauma post-traumatic growth. Additionally, contribution emplo...

OBJECTIVES To determine the characteristics and etiologies of occupational trauma associated mortality in Tabriz megacity, Northern Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we included all the recorded cases of occupational mortalities referring to Tabriz forensic medicine center, labor institute and Imam Reza and Sina hospitals between March 2011 and March 2012. We recorded the demographic ...

Background: Trauma is one of the main causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in societies, which annually causes millions of deaths worldwide and imposes a high financial burden on health facilities, the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of physical trauma and its associated factors during pregnancy. Methods: All data for this cross-sectional study were collected from me...