Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic: onsite mass workplace testing for COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea: Eunhye Seo, Eunchan Mun, Wonsool Kim, Changhwan Lee; Ann Occup Environ Med 2020;32:e22. Published online July 2, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e22

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is causing tremendous damage globally. The Republic of Korea (ROK), a highly export-dependent nation, is a leader in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and coping well with the disaster. Like the drive-through COVID-19 testing, which reflects the brilliant flexibility of the Korean medical system, onsite mass workplace testing for COVID-19, which our hospital has been performing over the past few months, is a unique and valuable countermeasure. We believe it is time that the current health examination system for workers in the ROK considered the risk of transmissible diseases.

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A Study on Risk Prediction and Prevention Guidelines for CTDs: Dong Hyun Park, Ik Keun Yoon; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1996;8(2):282-300. Published online September 30, 1996; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1996.8.2.282

Abstract PDF: CTDs have been a growing problems for US and European industries with higher incidence rate every year. In our country, we have just Started to recognize and to work on the problems in industry. In this respect, this would be the first ergonomic-based CTD study with medical data. Two automobile part plants were ergonomically and clinically surveyed for this study. Specifically,' 25 jobs from A industry and 51 jobs from B industry were matched with the clinical data. Two types of analysis were conducted. First, ergonomic job evaluation using CTD checklist was done for both industries to figure out the relative risks for each jobs. Second, comprehensive analysis for risk factors regarding CTDs was conducted. It produced mainly two results. First, multiple regression analysis of both worker and work-related factors on total scores based on the results of the'physical examination showed that there was no statistically significant relationships between total scores based on physical examinations and either worker or work-related risk factors. Second, logistic analyses for both factors were done. An user-friendly logistic program was developed for this analysis and for the future analysis of CTD study in the long-run. The program would have even non-expert in statistical package easily manipulate logistic analysis. Based on the logistic analysis, there was no significant relationships between worker related risk factors and all CTD types except marital status. However, there was some significant results in terms of work-related factors. Lateral pinch and ulnar deviations had significant relationship with both all CTD types and CTS. Power grip was associated with all types of CTDs, Tendinitis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The cycle time had significant effects only on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In conclusion, the first ergonomic-based CTD study has been initiated in Korea. However, it was realized that good overall situation for CTD study in Korea has been before the right time yet. Therefore, futher research on the basis of the framework of this study is strongly suggested to have a complete CTD guidelines in the near future.

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A Study on the Cervicobrachial Syndrome among the Microwave-oven Assemblers (II): A Review on the Findings of the Examinations: Jong Park, Yang Ok Kim, So Yeon Ryu, Sang Ho Ha, Byung Gwon Park; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1995;7(2):320-331. Published online October 31, 1995; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1995.7.2.320

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To find the severity and the type of the cervicobrachial syndrome, through physical examinations and laboratory tests were made toward 137 patients complaining the cervicobrachial syndrome (CBS) through the health interview among 313 workers occupied in a microwave-oven assembling factory from December 1993 to February 1994.
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were as follows. 1. The prevalence of spontaneous pain was 94.9%, while 78.1% suffered from muscle tenderness, 63.5% suffered from muscle induration and 62.0% showed kinesalgia. 54.7% of patients showed positive cervical X-ray findings and 28.5% showed positive Morley test. 2. The muscle induration was associated with the total duration of the job among female workers. 3. The severity of neck tenderness was negatively correlated with the strength of the grip at both hands, positively correlated with the duration of overtime in male and the severity of the wrist tenderness was negatively correlated with the height in female. 4. X-ray findings, muscle induration, Morley test results, muscle tenderness on the neck and muscle tenderness on the shoulder were associated with subjective symptoms of the workers.5. The muscle tenderness was associated with the number of the complaints at upper extremities among the sufferings in daily life significantly and the electromyogram (EMG) finding was associated with; the number of the complaints: about neuropsychological system among the sufferings in daily life significantly. In conclusion, the results of the physical examination were related with the subjective symptoms of the cervicobrachial syndrome. The muscle induration, the muscle tenderness, cervical X-ray findings and the Morley test results were more useful for the diagnosis of CBS. More efforts to objectify the subjective symptoms were asked.

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Cervicobrachial Disorders of Female International Telephone Operators IV. Laboratory studies: Chung Yill Park, Kyung Hwan Cho, Seung Han Lee, In Kim; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1990;2(1):50-57. Published online February 28, 1990; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1990.2.1.50

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Twenty eight workers selected through our screening criteria were placed under laboratory and orthopadic studies. The results were as follows : 1. The work duration of a subjects, except one case, amounted to more than 5 years. 2. Serum creatinine phosphokinase and aspartate aminotransferase showed significant linear association with positive questionnaire responses. 3. It was suggested rbaf muscle enzyme, rheumatoid factor, cervical radiogram and orthopaedic physical examination are quite helpful in the diagnosis occupational cervicobrachial disorders. However, the value of elect romyographic study was questioned. 4. Finally, it was found 9 out of 290 female international telephone operators needed active intervention in health management as well as work.

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