Acute occupational exposures reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center: a prospective study on the root causes of incidents at the workplace
Abstract Background Hazardous substances at the workplace can cause a wide variety of occupational incidents. This study aimed to investigate the nature and circumstances of acute occupational intoxications reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center. Methods During a one-year prospective study, data on the circumstances and causes of the incident, the exposure(s) and clinical course, were collected by a telephone survey with victims of an acute occupational intoxication. Results We interviewed 310 patients. Most incidents occurred in industry (25%), building and installation industry (14... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
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BMC
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Schlagwörter: | Acute occupational intoxications / Hazardous substances / Root causes / Poison Control Center / Preventive measures / Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene / RC963-969 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26626979 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-022-00360-4 |