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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
It is Time to Have Rest: How do Break Types Affect Muscular Activity and Perceived Discomfort During Prolonged Sitting Work (Original Article)
Background: Prolonged sitting at work can lead to adverse health outcomes. The health risk of office
workers is an increasing concern for the society and industry, with prolonged sitting work becoming
more prevalent.
Objective: This study aimed to…
workers is an increasing concern for the society and industry, with prolonged sitting work becoming
more prevalent.
Objective: This study aimed to…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Making the Difference in Occupational Health: Three Original and Significant Cases Presented at ICOH Congresses in the 20th Century (Original Article)
Background: The aim of this study is to illustrate the historical role of the International Commission on
Occupational Health (ICOH) congresses as an arena where national and international occupational
medicine can dialogue and as the first example…
Occupational Health (ICOH) congresses as an arena where national and international occupational
medicine can dialogue and as the first example…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Moderated Mediation Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationship Between Muscular Skeletal Disease, Job Stress, and Turnover Among Korean Firefighters (Original Article)
Background: This study investigated the effect of increased job stress, caused by musculoskeletal disease (MSD) among firefighters, on a firefighter's intention to leave the profession, henceforth referred to as “turnover intention,” and verified the…
Jurnal Internasional aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A cohort of pediatric injury patients from a hospital-based trauma registry in Northern Tanzania
Introduction: Pediatric injuries in low- and middle-income countries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Implementing hospital-based trauma registries can reduce the knowledge gap in both hospital care and patient outcomes and…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A descriptive analysis of the casemix presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency centre in East London, South Africa
Introduction: Emergency centres are most often the point of entry to the healthcare system for patients presenting with emergencies. Even though emergency medicine has developed rapidly in certain regions of South Africa, it is yet to flourish in the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Moist and Mold Exposure is Associated With High Prevalence of Neurological Symptoms and MCS in a Finnish Hospital Workers Cohort (Original Article)
Background: Indoor air dampness microbiota (DM) is a big health hazard. Sufficient evidence exists that
exposure to DM causes new asthma or exacerbation, dyspnea, infections of upper airways and allergic alveolitis. Less convincing evidence has yet…
exposure to DM causes new asthma or exacerbation, dyspnea, infections of upper airways and allergic alveolitis. Less convincing evidence has yet…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A descriptive study of trauma patients transported by helicopter emergency medical services to a level one trauma centre
Background: KwaZulu-Natal, the largest land mass province that is densely populated in SA has vast distances to referral centres and time to definitive treatment is key in trauma care. Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is still an…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Intra-hospital Infection and Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
Coronavirus disease 2019 poses an occupational health risk to health-care workers. Several thousand
health-care workers have already been infected, mainly in China. Preventing intra-hospital transmission of the communicable disease is therefore a…
health-care workers have already been infected, mainly in China. Preventing intra-hospital transmission of the communicable disease is therefore a…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
The occurrence of the shift work disorder (SWD) in health-care workers (HCWs) employed in 24/7
hospital wards is a major concern through the world. In accordance with literature, SWD is the most frequent work-related disturb in HCWs working on shift…
hospital wards is a major concern through the world. In accordance with literature, SWD is the most frequent work-related disturb in HCWs working on shift…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Resilience Engineering Indicators and Safety Management: A Systematic Review (Review Article)
A safe work environment is crucial in high-risk industries, such as construction refurbishment. Safety incidents caused by uncertainty and unexpected events in construction refurbishment systems are difficult to control using conventional safety…