4 research outputs found
Intoxications au paraquat en Guyane française : utilisation persistante lors de comportements suicidaires en outre-mer
Objectif : Le paraquat, herbicide qui a été largement employé dans le monde,
est trĂšs toxique en cas dâingestion avec atteinte hĂ©patorĂ©nale en phase aiguĂ« et fibrose
pulmonaire retardée. De ce fait, cet herbicide a été retiré du marché européen en juillet
2007. Cependant, malgrĂ© lâinterdiction, les accidents surviennent toujours : les auteurs
rapportent le cas dâune intoxication collective volontaire en Guyane française survenue en
2011. Méthode : Un adolescent de 14 ans et sa mÚre ont développé, aprÚs une
prise volontaire de paraquat, des symptĂŽmes caractĂ©ristiques de lâintoxication avec une
atteinte hépatorénale chez le garçon et une défaillance multiviscérale chez sa mÚre. Le
jeune homme a reçu un protocole immunosuppresseur pour prévenir le risque de complication
pulmonaire. RĂ©sultats : Lâatteinte hĂ©patorĂ©nale du fils a Ă©tĂ© dâĂ©volution
rapidement favorable. AprĂšs 16 jours dâhospitalisation et 2 mois de surveillance, aucune
sĂ©quelle nâa Ă©tĂ© dĂ©celĂ©e. Sa mĂšre ayant ingĂ©rĂ© une plus grande quantitĂ© dâherbicide,
celle-ci est dĂ©cĂ©dĂ©e en 48 h. Conclusion : Le paraquat tue encore aujourdâhui
en France dâoutre-mer, malgrĂ© lâinterdiction de la commercialisation datant de 5 ans
The relocation of a health care department's. Impact on staff: a Cross-Sectional Survey.
International audienceObjective: This survey compares certain quality of work-life factors between a relocated work group and a control group. Methods: A self-administered, cross-sectional survey was conducted 12 months after five departments (304 workers) had been relocated between two public health sites. The survey explored the workers' psychosocial job characteristics, their perceived health, and psycho-organizational constraints. The results compared both the relocated and control groups by using univariate and then multivariate statistical analyzes. Results: When compared with the control group (n = 272), the relocated group (n = 180) showed a higher prevalence of psychosocial job characteristic "isostrain." The relocated group showed greater psycho-organizational constraints regarding the organizations favoring communication and team relationships. Conclusions: It seems that staff relocation can provoke a sense of uncertainty and isolation. Perhaps better communication might have reduced this and deter possible negative health outcomes
The Relocation of a Health Care Department's Impact on Staff A Ä Cross-Sectional Survey
International audienceObjective: This survey compares certain quality of work-life factors Ä between a relocated work group and a control group. Methods: A Ä self-administered, cross-sectional survey was conducted 12 months after Ä five departments (304 workers) had been relocated between two public Ä health sites. The survey explored the workers' psychosocial job Ä characteristics, their perceived health, and psycho-organizational Ä constraints. The results compared both the relocated and control groups Ä by using univariate and then multivariate statistical analyzes. Results: Ä When compared with the control group (n = 272), the relocated group (n = Ä 180) showed a higher prevalence of psychosocial job characteristic Ä ``isostrain.'' The relocated group showed greater Ä psycho-organizational constraints regarding the organizations favoring Ä communication and team relationships. Conclusions: It seems that staff Ä relocation can provoke a sense of uncertainty and isolation. Perhaps Ä better communication might have reduced this and deter possible negative Ä health outcomes