PubMed · 261065
The source did not provide an abstract. Follow the original record for more information.
Explore connections, maps & timelines
A Harlay. 1979. [Occupational medicine].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/261065/
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.
KEEP EXPLORING
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
In the period March 1989 to October 1990, Leeds Public Health Laboratory received reports of 2975 needlestick and similar incidents involving National Health Service staff where there was a risk of transmission of hepatitis B virus. Despite an active immunisation programme in the hospitals where staff worked, 50% of those involved showed no evidence of immunity. In reviewing their immunisation programmes, health authorities should take account of those groups of staff who are at risk of exposure and ensure that all those included in the programme are encouraged to take up the offer of immunisation.
This article reports on the effective use of a single session of eye movement desensitization (EMD) in the treatment of an exceptionally severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The patient was the survivor of burns that left him with massive scarring, total deafness, bilateral amputations of the upper extremities above the elbow, severe contractures, and severely damaged feet and ankles. He had endured 8 years of intense suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.