Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Se Wi Lee

4 Articles

Acute Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning: TWO CASES REPORT: Jong Goo Kim, Kyung Jong Lee, Se Wi Lee, Jae Beom Park; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2000;12(1):148-155. Published online March 31, 2000; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2000.12.1.148

Hydrogen sulfide poisoning is frequently encountered in the workplace. Two workers lost their consciousness in an underground tank at a factory producing paper. The tank contained liquid mixture of used paper, sodium oxygenate chloride(NaOC1), and sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate(NaSO3 5H90). A worker(worker A; 36-year-old man) entered tank to remove sludge. When worker A lost his consciousness, worker B entered the tank to rescue worker A, however he lost consciousness inside the tank. We discuss in detail the clinical features of this condition. Hydrogen sulfide poisonings have occurred in industries involving petroleum refining, the manufacture of heavy water, tanning of hides, vulcanization of rubber, and the manufacture of rayon. And it is necessary to stress the health education for workers and managers in these industries.

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Identification of control parameters for the sulfur gas storability with bag sampling methods
Sang-Hee Jo, Ki-Hyun Kim, Zang-Ho Shon, David Parker
Analytica Chimica Acta.2012; 738: 51. CrossRef

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Health Effects of Aircraft Noise on Residents Living Near an Airport: Kyung Jong Lee, Jae Beom Park, Jae Yeon Jang, Sun Mi Cho, Se Wi Lee, Jong Goo Kim, Soon Young Lee, Jong Ja Kwak, Ho Keun Chung; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1999;11(4):534-545. Published online December 31, 1999; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1999.11.4.534

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Objectives
; This study was conducted to reveal the health effects of aircraft noise on the residents live near the military airport.
METHODS
We sampled systematically 87 residents as the high exposed group, 58 residents as the low exposed group according to the geographical distance from the airport. We also sampled 67 residents as the control group lived far from the airport. Noise levels were measured for conform the exposures. Self-administered questionnaires for symptoms, air conduction hearing threshold level, blood pressure blood cholesterol with health examinations, and SCL-90-R were introduced to get the data from the residents.
RESULTS
The Ld/n at the area near the airport was 72.4 dB, however that of control area was 67. 7 dB. The value of pure tone average, high pure tone average, and threshold of 4,000 Hz were decreased with exposure level significantly. Linear regression analysis showed that the noise exposure level of the airport was related to the hearing threshold at pure tone average, threshold of 4,000 Hz, and high pure tone average. The systemic and diastolic blood pressure showed dose-response relationship with noise exposure. The prevalence of hypertension was higher in exposed group, but not statistically significant. In linear regression, noise level was related to systolic and diastolic blood pressure with other variables such as age, sex, BMI (Body Mass Index), and family history of hypertension. SCL-90-R showed that exposed group had higher score significantly in neurotic and psychologic variable and felt the various somatic symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that aircraft noise would influence hearing loss at low frequencies as well as 4,000 Hz and higher frequencies, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and psychological response.

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Influence of noise exposure on cardiocerebrovascular disease in Korea
Myoungjin Oh, Kwangsoo Shin, Kyungah Kim, Jungwoo Shin
Science of The Total Environment.2019; 651: 1867. CrossRef
Study on the Health Status of the Residents near Military Airbases in Pyeongtaek City
Hyunjoo Kim, Sangchul Roh, Ho-Jang Kwon, Ki Chung Paik, Moo-Yong Rhee, Jae-Yun Jeong, Myung Ho Lim, Mi-Jin Koo, Chang-Hoon Kim, Hae Young Kim, Jeong-Hun Lim, Dong-Hyun Kim
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health.2008; 41(5): 307. CrossRef

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among Service and Manufacturing Workers with Repetitive Motion Tasks: Kyoo Sang Kim, Se Wi Lee, Younghyu Choi, Mi Ryeong Jin; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1998;10(4):505-523. Published online December 31, 1998; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1998.10.4.505

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The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of occupationally related carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among workers employed in services and manufacturing industries analysing the sensitivity and specificity of clinical symptoms and signs. Three surveys were made for this study. The first survey was done for 1,447 workers employed by 25 companies. The jobs of the employees were repetitive works at VDT and assembly lines. Therefore, employees could be divided to two groups, doing repetitive works and non repetitive works. The second survey was made for 189 workers who were randomly selected from 517 workers complained some symptoms at their hands and wrists. We examined their symptoms and carried out neurological examinations for CTS (Tinel's sign, Phalen's sign, pin prick test, carpal compressive test, toniquet compression test). The third survey was made for nerve conduction study (NCS) for 57 workers who had shown positive signs for CTS. The main results of this study were as follows: 1. From the first survey, we have found that there were significant statistical differences in getting uncomfortable neuromuscular symptoms by sex, job type, total working hours during a week, duration of current work, and kinds of work. Odds ratio in male vs female, repetitive vs non repetitive, service vs manufacturing companies, total working hours during a week, and duration of current work were 1.867(95% CI=1.467-2.377), 1.680 (95% CI=1.121-2.279), 1.663(95% CI=1.213-2.279), 1.016(95% CI=1.006-1.027) and 1.283 (95% CI=1.097-1.501) respectively. 2. From the second survey, we have found that 46 peoples (25.0%) were positive for one or more than one signs in neurological examinations of NIOSH criteria. Positive findings from neurological examinations were high among workers of low level of education (p-value=0.008), manufacturing jobs (p-value=0.00), long hours a week (p-value=0.028), and long duration of current work (p-value=0.00). 3. From the third survey, we diagnosed 35 peoples (61.4%) had CTS by NCS. They had abnormally delayed latent period or velocity in median nerve conduction velocity.

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Changes in upper limb muscle activity during smartphone usage while in stable and unstable positions and during gait
You Lim Kim, Suk Min Lee, Hyun-Soo Lee, Juyeong Song, Si-On Song, Min-Ji Seol, Yu-Mi Jang, Jin-Sik Im, Ji-Woo Im
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The incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kwang-Hyun Lee, Chang-Hun Lee, Bong-Gun Lee, Jin-Sik Park, Wan-Sun Choi
International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.2015; 18(1): 52. CrossRef

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A Study on Risk Factors of Grain Dust-Induced Occupational Asthma in Grain Feedmill Workers: Kyoo Sang Kim, Euna Kim, Se Wi Lee, Hae Sim Park; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1997;9(4):628-640. Published online December 31, 1997; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1997.9.4.628

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This study was carried out to manifest risk factors related grain dust induced asthma, especially allergic and immunologic factors. Six grain workers first diagnosed as grain dust induced asthma by specific antigen bronchial asthma challenge test (cases) and 37 grain workers showed negative finding (controls) in the same firm were selected. Questionnaire survey for respiratory symptoms, interview, physical examination, PFT, methacholine bronchial hyperresponsiveness, specific challenge tests and skin prick test for four grains (grain, corn, rye and seed dust) were conducted. To evaluate the role of specific antibodies to grain dust, we detected serum specific IgE and IgG antibodies by ELISA in 43 employees. The results were summarized as follows : 1. Compared with the group having no respiratory symptoms, odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with respiratory symptoms was 3.04 (95% CI 0.32-28.80). 2. Compared with the group having no ventilatory impairment, odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with ventilatory impairment was 0.54 (95% CI 0.06-5.21). 3. Compared with the group showed negative skin test for general respirable antigen, odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with atopy was 8.02 (95% CI 0.42-153.25). 4. Compared with the group showed negative finding on specific allergic skin test, odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with positive finding was 5.88 (95% CI 0.63-55.38). 5. In immunologic test, compared with the group not increased total IgE(<160 IU/ml), odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with increased group (> or = 160 IU/ml) was 4.78 (95% CI 0.50-44.57). 6. Compared with the group showed negative finding on specific IgE antibody, odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with positive finding was 2.63 (95% CI 0.43-16.16). 7. Compared with the group showed normal finding on nonspecific (methacholine) bronchial hyperresponsiveness, odds ratio of grain dust induced asthma with positive finding was 76.82(95% CI 3.37 - 1566.34). Statistically significant odds ratio were fecund for specific skin test with grain, total IgE and nonspecific (methacholine) bronchial hyperreponsiveness.

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