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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 13 issue 1 2023
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Thoracic trauma in national hospital Abuja, Nigeria: The epidemiology, injury severity and initial management options
Background: Trauma is the leading cause of death in individuals between the ages of 1 and 44 years and it is the third commonest cause of death regardless of age. Thoracic trauma is a relatively common cause of preventable death among trauma…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Compliance with Recommendations on Work Schedule for Shift Nurses in South Korea (Original article)
Background: A well-designed shift schedule has been reported to have a positive effect on improving health problems associated with shift work. This study aimed to identify compliance with the 17 recommendations on work schedule (WSRs) for shift…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
COVID-19 and Return-To-Work for the Construction Sector: Lessons From Singapore (Short Communication)
Singapore’s construction sector employs more than 450,000 workers. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore from April to June 2020, migrant workers were disproportionately affected,
including many working in the construction sector.…
including many working in the construction sector.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Determination of the Society's Perceptions, Experiences, and Intentions to Use Violence Against Health Professionals (Original Article)
Background: Violence against health professionals is an increasing problem in Turkey. This study aims to determine the societal perception of violence, experience of violence, and the intentions to use violence against health professionals.
Methods:…
Methods:…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Determining Potassium Bromate in the Inhalable Aerosol Fraction in Workplace Air with Ion Chromatography (Original article)
Background: The article presents the results of studies performed in order to develop a new method of airborne potassium bromate(V) determination at workplaces.
Methods: The method is based on a collection of the inhalable fraction of potassium…
Methods: The method is based on a collection of the inhalable fraction of potassium…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Factors that Affect Depression and Anxiety in Service and Sales Workers Who Interact With Angry Clients (Original article)
Introduction: We evaluated depression and anxiety in service and sales workers from Korea who
interacted with angry clients to identify factors that mediated and moderated depression and anxiety in
these workers.
Methods: This was a secondary…
interacted with angry clients to identify factors that mediated and moderated depression and anxiety in
these workers.
Methods: This was a secondary…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Field Attenuation of Foam Earplugs (Original Article)
Background: Hearing protection devices (HPDs) are often used in the workplace to prevent hearing
damage caused by noise. However, a factor that can lead to hearing loss in the workplace is improper
HPD fitting, and the previous literature has shown…
damage caused by noise. However, a factor that can lead to hearing loss in the workplace is improper
HPD fitting, and the previous literature has shown…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
In-house Contractors’ Exposure to Risks and Determinants of Industrial Accidents; With Focus on Companies Handling Hazardous Chemicals (Original article)
Background: The series of serious industrial accidents in recent years at contractors to large companies has highlighted risk outsourcing as a real and urgent problem. This study aims to review the difference in the degree of risk exposure and the…
