[Burnout evaluation in public employees in the South of Italy]. / Valutazione del burnout in impiegati pubblici di una realtà del Sud-Italia.

The aim of our study is to evaluate Burnout syndrome in workers of a city in Southern Italy. The study was conducted on a sample of 1779 subjects including (562 teachers, 476 care worker, 549 employees) operating from birth and residents in the province of Messina. The data and clinic information were taken during the health surveillance. All subjects were administered during the health surveillance testing Maslach Burnout Inventory (M.B.I.). The category of Teachers presents 114 (20%) subjects with the syndrome. The category of care worker 74 cases (15.5%), the category of employees presents 83 cases (15.1%). It can be said that today the class teacher is more affected than the others as witnessed by the scientific literature.

[Ticks bite in foresters]. / Punture di zecche in operai forestali.

The objective of the study is evalutation of the risk for ticks strings on foresters. The sample constituted by 325 foresters belong to Messina province as been submitted to medical examination venous tests. Whole sample had to answer to a questionnaire to consider. The prevalence of systemic and skin reactions and we have dose Immunoglobulines versus Brucella Melitensis, Rickettsie Conorii e Borrelia Burgdorferi. The results showed that the 19% has declared past stings of tick, and 4.9% reported symptoms probably deriving to a past infections determined by inquired microorganisms. The serum tests showed that 70% was positive for all microorganisms, instead only 31%. Was never infected by inquired microorganisms. In conclusion our study shows that zoonos is risk linked to stings of tick is relatively high in foresters.

[Carpal tunnel syndrome among cashiers in commercial businesses]. / La sindrome del tunnel carpale in cassiere di aziende commerciali.

The Check-out assistants represent a working sector at risk of Work Related Musculo Skeletal Disorders (WMSDs). The aim of our study is to evaluate carpal tunnel syndrome's incidence in check out assistants. Our search was carried out on a sample of 695 female check-out assistants,after a specific risk's valutazion witch "chec-list application", during health surveillance. Subjects with an pand's painful symptoms or paraesthesias along territory of median were submitted to tests thath revial compression of median at wrist: Phalen and Tinel tests. Who were positive to painful symptoms or paraesthesias in both tests, were subjected to electromyographia (E.M.G.), gold standard for carpal tunnel Syndrome diagnosis. This sample was compared with a control group no-exposed to specific risk (all teachers) of equal number, age, sex and working age of our sample. Our results point out that: our study sample show more symptoms and carpal tunnel Syndrome than the control group; tere aren't statistically meaningful differences between test's positive subjects amd EMG positive subjects. We demonstrated that a careful anamnesis and objective exam can replace EMG.