Occupational Hazard – Flashcards
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An occupational disease caused by inhalation of certain dust particles is called:
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Pneumoconiosis
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Allergies cause by industrial chemicals often cause
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Dermatitis
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Which of the following conditions accounted for 12% of occupational illness
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Dermatitis
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The last line of defense against occupational hazards should be:
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Use of PPE
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Sources of job stress include
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ALl of the above
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Currently, the leading cause of occupational injuries and illness is:
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Sprains and strains
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The job involves the highest percentage of anxiety, stress, and neurotic disorders
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Technical, sales, and administrative support
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The highest rate of fatal occupational injuries occurs among which industry sector?
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
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The average traffic noise on a city street has the following sound level during the day (approximately)
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80 dBa
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OSHA recommended permissible noise standards are:
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85 dBA/8hrs
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Which of the following factors about noise is not important in causing hearing loss
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None of the above; they are all important
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The health consequences of exposure to high intensity noise include
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all of the above
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The mad hatter's disease refers to:
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Mercury poisoning
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Unintentional injuries account for:
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6% of deaths; 2/3 of all injury deaths worldwide
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Which of the following is included in the field of injury studies?
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Poison, falls, shootings, industrial industries
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Which of the following data systems is useful for providing data on deaths caused by injuries and violence?
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National Vital Statistic System
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Motor vehicle traffic injuries (2006 data) were the leading cause of death in the U.S. among:
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1-24, 55-64
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The highest costs for medical expenditures for treatment of injuries in the U.S. were incurred by:
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Females aged 65 and older
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The age group that had highest motor vehicle traffic fatality rates in the U.S. as of the late 2000s was:
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Ages 16-20
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Among children (0 to 19 years of age) in the U.S., which racial/ethnic group has the highest risk for injury death?
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American Indians, Alaka Natives
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Methods for prevention of unintentional injuries among children include:
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All above
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The leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among persons aged 65 years and older in the U.S. is:
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Falls
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Strategies for prevention of unintentional injuries include:
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problem define, identify risk / protect factors / widespread adopt
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classifying injuries organizes injury data into helpful groupings for making international and national comparisons?
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ICD injury matrices
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Injuries are a noteworthy topic for environmental health because of the role that environmental factors play in contributing to injuries: True or False?
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True
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Threshold Limit values
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Airborne concentrations of substances that represent conditions under which nearly all workers may be unaffected
