Occupational Emergency Medicine (eBook)

Michael Greenberg is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Professor of Public Health at Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia. He is a qualified occupational physician and author of two books: Occupational, Industrial and Environmental Toxicology (Mosby) and Greenberg's Atlas of Emergency Medicine (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins).

List of Contributors.

1 Introduction (James M. Madsen).

2 Potentially Lethal Occupational Exposures (Christina Price
and Dennis P. Price).

3 Occupational Dermatology: Issues for the Emergency Department
(David Vearrier).

4 Occupational Infections (Amy J. Behrman).

5 Occupational Toxicology (John A. Curtis and David A.
Haggerty).

6 Work-Related Trauma and Injury (Mark Saks and Brad A.
Rahaman).

7 Occupationally Based Disaster Medicine (James M.
Madsen).

8 Work-Related Ocular Injuries (Joseph L.
D'Orazio).

9 Occupational Pulmonary Disease (Michael G.
Holland).

10 Occupational Illness and Injury in Law Enforcement Personnel
(Richard T. Tovar).

11 Occupational Illness and Injury in Firefi ghters (Richard
T. Tovar).

12 Occupational Illness and Injury in Prehospital Care Personnel
(Derek L. Isenberg and Carin M. Van Gelder).

13 Health Hazards and Emergency Care for Health Care Workers
(Amy J. Behrman).

14 Occupational Concerns for Truckers and Drivers (Natalie P.
Hartenbaum).

15 Unusual Problems in Occupational Emergency Medicine
(Edward A. Ramoska and Guneesh Saluja).

16 Arts Medicine: An Overview for Emergency Physicians
(Robert T. Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw).

17 Occupational Hearing Loss: An Overview for Emergency
Physicians (Robert T. Sataloff, Mary J. Hawkshaw, and Joseph
Sataloff).

18 Voice Disorders: An Overview for Emergency Physicians
(Robert T. Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw).

Appendix.

Index.

The color plate section.

"Useful for emergency physicians and trainees, this guide addresses
concerns related to the emergency department's management of
patients with workplace injuries and disorders acquired in office,
agricultural, industrial, healthcare, first responder, and other
settings." (Booknews, 1 June 2011