[Syncope and work: role of the occupational physician and global risk stratification]. / Sincope e rischio lavorativo: ruolo del medico del lavoro e stratificazione globale del rischio.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
; 33(3 Suppl): 303-5, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Safety risk for subjects suffering from syncope while working has not been as yet addressed by occupational medicine. The present study was aimed at evaluating a new developed methodology for job tasks risk stratification in patients with syncope. During a work-shop on syncope and occupational risk, 149 occupational physicians (OP) with about 10 years of clinical experience were asked to fulfil a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) concerning the doctor's estimated potential damage (D) to the worker and the probability of a damage to occur (P) should syncope take place during the job task. Five job tasks characterized by different risk for safety (1, driving; 2, toxic products handling; 3, job performed closed to hot surfaces o free flames; 4, surgical activity; 5, office job) were identified. OP correctly stratified the risk associated to the different job tasks in patients with syncope. Unexpectedly, task #3 was given a risk similar to that obtained in drivers. This might be of paramount clinical and social importance when patients with syncope have to return to their job tasks.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rol del Médico
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Síncope
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Salud Laboral
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Medicina del Trabajo
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia