COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO LEAD<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Lassitude, insomnia, colic, anaemia, lead line, lead palsy with wrist drop, vomiting.<\/p>\n
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First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap wash for skin.
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration if breathing is disturbed.
\n\u2022 Vomiting in case of swallowing.
\n\u2022 Medical attention.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO LEAD TETRAETHYL<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Irritation of eye, dermatitis, headache, dizziness, restlessness, disorientation, convulsions, tremors, coma.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap wash for skin contamination.
\n\u2022 Water vomiting in case of swaiiowing.
\n\u2022 Medical attention.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO MERCURY<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Marked thirst, restlessness, shock, petechial haemorrhage, jaundice, oliguria, anuria, “Phossy-Jaw”.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Water wash for skin.
\n\u2022 0.2% solution of copper sulphate orally for vomiting. 8 Gastric lavage with 0.1% potassium permanganate.
\n\u2022 Immediate medical attention.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Irritation of eye; Skin burns, dizziness, headache, chest pain.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Wash skin with 5% solution of copper sulphate then with soap. 8 Oxygen therapy. 8 Medical attention.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO PHOSGENE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Conjunctivitis, corneal turbidity, skin irritation, headache, rapid respiration, chest pain, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, shock, pulmonary oedema.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Oxygen with positive pressure breathing apparatus. 8 Artificial respiration. 8 Irrigation of eye. 8 Water wash of skin. 8 No vomiting induction.<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Burning in mouth, thirst, shock, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, salivation, dyspnea, chest tightness, insomnia.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Water to vomit
\nGastric lavage if swallowed with 5% solution of formaldehyde, sulfoxylate, then with 2% solution of sodium bicarbonate.
\nIrrigation of eye.
\nSoap wash for skin.
\nArtificial respiration if needed.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO MANGANESE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Papulo-erythematous dermatitis, metal fume fever, dry throat, cough, tight chest, vomiting, back pain, nervousness, vertigo, gait disturbances.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Artificial respiration.
\nWater vomiting.
\nGastric Lavage.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO ARSENIC<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Industrial poisoning is due to inhalation of arsenic. Headache, garlic odour of breath, numbness, tingling of hand and feet, chest pain, nausea, abdominal cramp, pulmonary oedema, haematuria, dermatitis (Bronze skin).<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Artificial respiration.
\nImmediate medical attention.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO NITROUS FUMES<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Dry imitating cough, tightness of chest, pain, choking of throat, canary yellow sputum, cyanosis, pulmonary oedema.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Irrigation of Eye.
\n\u2022 Skin (contaminated) should be washed with soap.
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration.
\n\u2022 Water.
\n\u2022 No vomit.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO CARBON-DISULPHIDE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, conjunctivitis, sensory disturbances, atherosclerotic changes, ocular changes, chronic gastritis, anorexia.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Artificial respiration.
\n\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap wash for skin (contaminated).
\n\u2022 Water vomit.
\n\u2022 Vit. B, and B12.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO BENZENE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Euphoria, irritation of eye and upper respiratory tract, headache, nausea, vomiting with burning pain in stomach, giddiness, air hunger and frequent urination, palpitation, unconsciousness, coma.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap water wash of skin (contaminated).
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration.
\n\u2022 No vomit.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO CHROME ULCERATION (Chromium compounds)<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Eczymatous dermatitis, loss of finger nails, ulcer on hand, feet, fingers (chrome hole), similar ulcer on nose, perforation of nasal septum, rhinitis, bronchitis, gastritis, conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Irrigation of Eye immediately.
\n\u2022 Soap wash for skin (contaminated).
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration.
\n\u2022 Water vomit if ingested.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO ANTHRAX<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Pimple with area of redness, swelling, oedema, lymph glands enlarged and tender, toxemia, headache, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, pneumonia with frothy blood stained sputum.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap wash for the contaminated area.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO SILICOSIS<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Dyspnea, cough, tightness of chest, emphysema, pneumoconiosis develops.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Irrigation of eye and removal of dust.
\n\u2022 Water wash for skin.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO HALOGENS AND DERIVATIVES OF HYDROCARBONS :<\/p>\n
(a) CHLORINE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Irritation of eyes, nose, mouth, lacrimation, cough, tightness in chest, frothy-pink sputum, nausea, vomiting, syncope, suffocation.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Irrigation of eye.
\n\u2022 Water wash for skin (contaminated) 8 Artificial respiration if needed.<\/p>\n
(b) TRICHLOROETHYLENE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Dizziness, nausea, headache, vomiting, confusion, stupor, staggering gait, unconsciousness.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Irrigation of eye.
\nSoap water wash of skin.
\nArtificial respiration if needed.
\nSalt water vomiting.<\/p>\n
(c) CARBON TETRACHLORIDE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Dizziness, lack of co-ordination, nausea, vomiting, dermatitis, loss of appetite, enlargement of liver.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Irrigation of eye.
\nSoap water wash of skin.
\nArtificial respiration if needed.
\nInduce vomiting by salt water.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO RADIO-ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND X-RAY<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Anaemia, leukaemia, bone destruction, dry inelastic skin, fissured, cracked and brittle nails, painful wart like growths, skin burn, sterility.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Management similar to that of skin burns. 8 Decontamination. 8 Medical attention.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO PRIMARY EPITHELIOMATOUS CANCER OF SKIN (Arsenic pitch, Bitumen, Mineral Oil, Tar, Soot, Cresote, X-ray)<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Oil acne, epitheliomata of scrotum, conjunctivitis, corneal damage, papulovesicular skin eruption, hyperpigmentation, nausea, vomiting, headache, giddiness.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Irrigation of eye.
\nSoap wash of the skin.
\nGive water to induce vomiting.
\nArtificial respiration if inhaled.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO TOXIC ANAEMIA (Benzene, Xylene, Toluene, Naphtha, Carbon tetrachloride, lead, etc.<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Loss of appetite, fatigue, depression, dyspnea, haemoglobin less than 70%, cyanosis, bleeding nose and gums, blue line on gum etc., abnormal W.B.C. count, dyshaemopoiesis.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
Eye irrigation.
\nSoap water wash of skin.
\nNo vomiting induction.
\nArtificial respiration if necessary.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO TOXIC JAUNDICE (Aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons)<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Headache, nausea, exhaustion, dizziness, loss of appetite, vomiting, liver function tests abnormal.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap wash of the skin.
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration if needed.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO MINERAL OIL DERMATITIS<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Oil ache usually in areas contaminated by mineral oil. Nausea, vomiting, pain in abdomen epitheiiomata of scrotum may result.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Soap water wash.
\n\u2022 No vomiting.<\/p>\n
COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO BYSSINOSIS (Cotton dust)<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Tightness of chest, breathlessness, cough, headache, dizziness.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Water wash and change of clothing.
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO ASBESTOSIS (Asbestos fibres)<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Breathlessness, pain in chest, anaemia, clubbing, cough.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Eye irrigation.
\n\u2022 Artificial respiration if needed.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO CONTACT DERMATITIS<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Dermatitis; Urticarea<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Soap water wash of skin.<\/p>\n
\u25a1 COMMON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES DUE TO NOISE<\/p>\n
Signs\/Symptoms<\/p>\n
Disturbances of speech communication, tinitus, headache, gait disturbance, high B.P., syncope.<\/p>\n
First-Aid<\/p>\n
\u2022 Alienate from the noisy area.
\n\u2022 Systemic and supportive.
\n\u2022 Complete rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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