The importance of toxicological education of health workers for war and national defense

Posledice ratnih dejstava naročito pri primeni hemijskog i zapaljivog oružja zahtevaju posebnu obuku toksikologa za rad i zbrinjavanje zatrovanih od bojnih otrova. Edukacija ne samo lekara-toksikologa nego i ostalih zdravstvenih radnika raznih profila i stepena treba da bude jedan od osnovnih zadataka u pripremi zdravstvene službe za potrebe opštenarodne odbrane.The consequences of the use of chemical and incendiary weapons in war call for a special training of toxicologists for work and for the treatment of the people poisoned by war gases. The education not only of medical toxicologists but also of other health workers of various profiles should be one of the basic tasks in preparing health service for the needs of total national defense

Epidemiološki značaj određivanja olova, kadmija, bakra i cinka u kosi i trajnim zubima osoba koje žive u blizini topionice olova

In this paper the content of lead, cadmium, copper and zinc was analysed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (model Unicam SP 90), in the hair of 200 persons residing in the immediate vicinity (within a distance of 5 km) of a lead smeltery and in a control group of 200 persons living at a distance greater than 10 km from the main air pollution source. Statistically significant differences in the content of the metals were found, the probability range being 0.05-0.01. The concentration of lead, cadmium, copper and zinc in permanent teeth was also analysed in relation to the distance of the residence from the lead smeltery in a group of 111 persons living 1-5 km from it and in 23 persons living in the area 20 to 30 km away. The established differences were statistically significant for all analysed metals with the exception of zinc.Autori iznose rezultate merenja sadržaja olova, kadmija, bakra i cinka u 200 uzoraka kose muškaraca i žena koji žive u blizini topionice olova i u uzorcima kose jednakog broja kontrolnih osoba koje žive daleko od topionice olova. Olovo, kadmij, bakar i cink određivani su atomskom apsorpcijskom spektrofotometrijom. Nađene su značajne razlike u koncentraciji ispitivanih metala između eksponirane i kontrolne skupine (p<0,05 i p<0,01). Koncentracije olova, kadmija, bakra i cinka merene su i u trajnim zubima 111 osoba koje žive u blizini topionice kao i u zubima 23 kontrolne osobe koje žive daleko od topionice. I u ovim su uzorcima utvrđene statistički značajne razlike u koncentracijama svih metala osim cinka između dviju ispitivanih grupa

Linking medical faculty stress/burnout to willingness to implement medical school curriculum change: a preliminary investigation

Rationale, aims and objectivesBalancing administrative demands from the medical school while providing patient support and seeking academic advancement can cause personal hardship that ranges from high stress to clinically recognizable conditions such as burnout. Regarding the importance of clinical faculties’ burnout and its effects on different aspects of their professional career, this study was conducted and aimed to evaluate the relationship between willingness to change teaching approaches as characterized by a modified stage‐of‐change model and measures of stress and burnout.MethodsThis descriptive analytic study was conducted on 143 clinical faculty members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Participants were asked to complete three questionnaires: a modified stages of change questionnaire the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the General Health Questionnaire. Data were analysed by SPSS: 16 using non‐parametric statistical tests such as multiple regression and ICC (intra‐class coefficient) and Spearman correlation coefficient test.ResultA significant relationship was found between faculty members’ readiness to change teaching approaches and the subscales of occupational burnout. Specifically, participants with low occupational burnout were more likely to be in the action stage, while those with high burnout were in the attitude or intention stage, which could be understood as not being ready to implement change. There was no significant correlation between general health scores and stage of change. ConclusionsWe found it feasible to measure stages of change as well as stress/burnout in academic doctors. Occupational burnout directly reduces the readiness to change. To have successful academic reform in medical schools, it therefore would be beneficial to assess and manage occupational burnout among clinical faculty members.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135679/1/jep12439.pd

The values of some biochemical analyses in workers exposed to trinitrotolue

Hepatotoksično delovanje mnogih industrijskih otrova privlači sve veću pažnju, te je i naš cilj bio da izvršimo ispitivanja u tom smeru, koristeći se pri tome podacima radne i lične anamneze, lekarskim pregledom i nizom biohemijskih analiza. Ispitivana je grupa od 79 radnika izloženih trinitrotoluenu i kontrolna grupa od 46 radnika. Ispitivanje je obavljenu na terenu. Kod 20,8% radnika izložene grupe konstatovana su izvesna oštećenja jetre prema 5,8% u kontrolnoj grupi.A study of the hepatotoxic effects of trinitrotoluene was carried out using working and personal history data and performing a medical examination and a number of biochemical analyses in a group of 79 workers occupationally exposed to this industrial poison and in a control group of 46 workers. Examination was performed in the field. Liver lesions were found in 20.8 per cent of exposed workers and in 5,8 per cent of controls

The values of some biochemical analyses in workers exposed to trinitrotolue

Hepatotoksično delovanje mnogih industrijskih otrova privlači sve veću pažnju, te je i naš cilj bio da izvršimo ispitivanja u tom smeru, koristeći se pri tome podacima radne i lične anamneze, lekarskim pregledom i nizom biohemijskih analiza. Ispitivana je grupa od 79 radnika izloženih trinitrotoluenu i kontrolna grupa od 46 radnika. Ispitivanje je obavljenu na terenu. Kod 20,8% radnika izložene grupe konstatovana su izvesna oštećenja jetre prema 5,8% u kontrolnoj grupi.A study of the hepatotoxic effects of trinitrotoluene was carried out using working and personal history data and performing a medical examination and a number of biochemical analyses in a group of 79 workers occupationally exposed to this industrial poison and in a control group of 46 workers. Examination was performed in the field. Liver lesions were found in 20.8 per cent of exposed workers and in 5,8 per cent of controls

Relationship between temperament and character dimensions of personality and burnout and management in healthcare organization workers

Objective: Although most burnout research has focused on environmental job-related correlates, it is possible that personality factors also play an important role in the development of burnout. The aim of present study is to examine the relationship between personality and burnout in healthcare workers by using Cloninger’s psychobiological model and Maslach’s three-dimensional burnout model in a healthcare worker sample in Turkey. Methods: Our samples consisted of 66 male, 14 female and totally 80 healthcare organization workers. Sociodemographic form for all the participants was completed during the interviews. The Maslach Burnout Inventory and Turkish TCI were completed by the participants. Multiple hierarchical regression analyses that determine best predictor of independent variables were performed to examine the association between the independent and dependent variables. Results: The hierarchical regression analysis has indicated that Self-Directedness was a significant predictor of depersonalization (β = −.347, R2 = .233, F = 1.878, p = .013) and Self-Transcendence and Self-Directedness were significant predictors of Personal Accomplishment (β = −.317, R2 = .176, F = 1.319, p = .029; β = −.328, R2 = .176, F = 1.319, p = .022; respectively), and Empathy and Self-Forgetfulness subscales were significant predictors of Personal Accomplishment (β = −.426, R2 = .106, F = 1.323, p = .013; β = −.400, R2 = .106, F = 1.323, p = .030; respectively). Conclusions: Our findings have shown that Self-Directedness, Empathy subscale of Cooperativeness and Self-Transcendence with its Self-Forgetfulness subscale were significant predictors of personal accomplishment dimension of burnout. Our results suggested a strong association between temperament and character dimensions of personality and burnout in healthcare workers