Biomedical subjects

G L Delclos

Publications and source records attributed to G L Delclos.

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PubMed1989

Asbestos-associated disease: a review.

Asbestos and its potential for adversely affecting health remain a source of concern to several sectors of society. Since it rarely occurs in the absence of occupational exposure to asbestos, and because it is potentially preventable, asbestosis was recently defined as a reportable occupational disease in Texas. An overview of the cardinal characteristics of the asbestos minerals and their associated health effects is presented. The role of the primary physician in diagnosis and counseling of individuals with asbestos-associated diseases is addressed.

Asbestosis↗

PubMed1986

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: a case report.

A case of a 19-year-old woman whose pregnancy was complicated by hemodynamically significant pulmonary thromboemboli is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by radionuclide ventilation-perfusion lung scanning, and urokinase thrombolytic therapy resulted in a good therapeutic response with minimal adverse effects.

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Integrated job analysis: a technique to document job activities and to identify occupational risk factors and modes of remediation and accommodation.

Integrated job analysis is a form of job evaluation that considers cognitive, physical, and environmental factors related to occupational performance, assessment, and rehabilitation. First, the analysis describes cognitive factors that determine worker interactions with data, people, and things and educational and training requirements. A task description is provided and tools used are identified, along with job physical requirements, environmental conditions, and personal protective equipment needs. Supplementary information is elicited to describe the environment, task requirements, workstations, and work areas. Based on this information, preliminary recommendations are made for abating occupational hazards, and accommodations for alternatively-challenged individuals are identified. The value of this approach is in the detailed documentation of all occupational components regarding a specific job classification, which can then guide the development of meaningful preplacement and periodic medical examinations, physical agility tests, training criteria, rehabilitation, and return-to-work regimens.

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The role of information dissemination in sustainability of international partnerships.

The Fogarty-supported International Training Program of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) at the University of Texas School of Public Health was initiated in 1995, with its activities focused primarily on Latin America. As this program has matured, its participants have been concerned about including elements that increase the likelihood that its trainees and projects will have a sustainable impact on occupational and environmental health in collaborating countries. The Center recently reviewed the experiences of various international organizations and national development agencies with established track records involving donor-supported projects. The authors summarize factors associated with project sustainability and describe how some of them are being incorporated into the SWCOEH program. Particular mention is made of the importance of supporting an infrastructure for broad information dissemination in the language of the intended audience. An example of a project to support a peer-reviewed Spanish-language journal devoted to occupational and environmental health, Salud de los Trabajadores, is presented.

Developing Countries↗

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Safety climate and its association with injuries and safety practices in public hospitals in Costa Rica.

In response to growing concern for occupational health and safety in the public hospital system in Costa Rica, a cross-sectional survey of 1,000 hospital-based health care workers was conducted in 1997 to collect baseline data that are being used to develop worker training programs in occupational health in Costa Rica. The objectives of this survey were to: 1) describe the safety climate within the national hospital system, 2) identify factors associated with safety, and 3) evaluate the relationship between safety climate and workplace injuries and safety practices of employees. The safety climate was found to be very poor. The two most significant predictors of safety climate were training and administrative support for safety. Safety climate was a statistically significant predictor of workplace injuries and safety practices, respectively, and there was an underreporting rate of 71% of workplace injuries. These findings underscore the need for improvement of the safety climate in the public hospital system in Costa Rica.

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