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Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Daniel J. Stone, M.D., Editor-in-Chief
Regular Price: $623.00
Publisher: Matthew Bender
ISBN: 9780820518848
 

Description

This authoritative resource provides you with the medical analysis you need to prove, refute, or prevent allegations of occupational injury and illness, and includes AMA evaluations of permanent impairment. Each chapter spells out the many factors that contribute to work-related injuries or illnesses, along with the state-of-the-art technical data you need to prove whether they were job-related including:
  • Anatomy
  • Mechanisms of injury
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical manifestations
  • Diagnostic tests
  • Diagnosis and prognosis
  • Treatment/rehabilitation programs
  • Amount of disability assessed by the AMA
  • Related disorders

Your research will be accelerated with helpful practice aids such as medical illustrations, bibliographic references, medico/legal case annotations, a comprehensive index, and cross-references.

First published in 1992.

3 volumes; loose-leaf; updated annually with case annotations and revisions.

Table of contents

Volume 1
Part 1: Legal and Introductory Material
Chapters: 1 Avenues of Workers' Compensation
2 Identification and Prevention of Occupational Illnesses and Injuries
3 Risk Management in the Workplace
4 - 9 [Reserved]

Part 2: Work-Related Injuries 10 Hand Injuries
11. Shoulder and Upper Extremity Injuries
12. Hip, Knee and Leg Injuries
13. Ankle and Foot Injuries
14. Fractures and Dislocations of the Cervical Spine
15. Low Back Injuries
16. Muscle Strains and Tears
17. Repetitive Motion Disorders
17A Segmental (Hand-Arm) Vibration Injuries

Volume 2
18. Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Injuries
19. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
20. Burns: Thermal, Electrical, Radiation and Chemical
20A Electrical Injuries Other Than Burns
21. Heat Street and Hypothermia
22. Eye Injuries and Burns
22A Radiation Cataracts
23. Cerebral Deficits Following Head Injury
24. Hernia
25. Occupational Neurology
29. [Reserved]

Part 3: Occupational Illnesses
30. Asbestosis and Related Cancers
31. Silicosis and Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
32. Byssinosis
33. Berylliosis
34. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
34A Occupational Asthma
34B Occupational Bronchitis
34C Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis)
34D Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
34E Hypersensitivity to Physical Agents

Volume 3
35. Occupational Cancer
36. Toxic Neuropathy
37. Mental Stress Disorders
37A Psychological Impact of Work Disruption
38. Heart Disease
39. Liver Disease
39A Toxic Encephalopathies
40. Kidney Disease
41. Reproductive Disorders and Birth Defects
42. Blood Disorders and Malignancies
43. Contact Hypersensitivity and Other Skin Disorders
44. Radiation Sickness
45. Indoor Air Pollution
46. Acquired Immuonodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Index
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