Tag: Occupational Disease Section

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Can mercury in the thermometer poison people?

Today [Beijing Times] published a piece of news, the general content is: A NEET daughter poisoned her mother with mercury in a thermometer because her mother did not give money, triggering a heated discussion on Weibo. Can mercury in a thermometer poison people? What if children swallow mercury in thermometers by mistake? Do you want a gastric lavage? Can I drink egg white to detoxify? This question has already been answered in the book “Questions and Answers on Medication Knowledge” published in Clove Garden. Doctors face children who eat mercury in thermometers by mistake, The treatment is cold mix, That is, observation and follow-up. The elemental mercury in the thermometer is inorganic, Chemically inactive, It does not react with gastric Read More …

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Occupational noise deafness

Occupational noise deafness refers to binaural hearing damage caused by long-term exposure to noise in the workplace. This is the result of long-term influence of noise on auditory organs and belongs to legal occupational diseases. Manifestations of occupational noise deafness The damage of noise to ears generally develops from temporary hearing loss to permanent hearing loss. Short-term exposure to noise environment may only cause short-term hearing loss. After leaving the noisy environment, the hearing can return to the original level after a period of time. With the extension of the exposure time to noise, or the hearing loss caused by the previous exposure to noise has not been fully recovered, and it is necessary to contact again in a short Read More …

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Brucellosis

Brucellosis is common in herdsmen, slaughterers, breeders, milkers, health and quarantine personnel, veterinarians and other professional groups. The main epidemic in China is caused by exposure to sheep, followed by cattle and a few pigs. If people come into contact with animals infected with brucellosis, they may get brucellosis. This is a Class B infectious disease and one of the legal occupational diseases in our country. Manifestations of Brucellosis Acute phase: The incubation period is about 2 weeks, mainly realized as fever, hyperhidrosis, chills and joint muscle pain. Hyperhidrosis is one of the prominent manifestations of brucellosis. It sweats profusely during fever reduction. Some patients sweat after falling asleep, do not sweat when waking up (night sweat), and sweat profusely Read More …

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Can mercury in the thermometer poison people?

Today [Beijing Times] published a piece of news, the general content is: A NEET daughter poisoned her mother with mercury in a thermometer because her mother did not give money, triggering a heated discussion on Weibo. Can mercury in a thermometer poison people? What if children swallow mercury in thermometers by mistake? Do you want a gastric lavage? Can I drink egg white to detoxify? This question has already been answered in the book “Questions and Answers on Medication Knowledge” published in Clove Garden. Doctors face children who eat mercury in thermometers by mistake, The treatment is cold mix, That is, observation and follow-up. The elemental mercury in the thermometer is inorganic, Chemically inactive, It does not react with gastric Read More …