Chapter 15 Sedatives, Analgesics, and Paralytics Outline Sedatives and Analgesics Monitoring the Need for Sedation and Analgesia Benzodiazepines Neuroleptics Anesthetic Agents Opioids Paralytics Monitoring Neuromuscular Blockade Depolarizing Agents Nondepolarizing Agents…
25 Work in hyperbaric environments Mark Glover St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK 25.1 Introduction This chapter summarizes issues of both direct and indirect relevance to the respiratory tract…
24 Research workers Paul Cullinan Imperial College and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK 24.1 Introduction The exposures encountered by research workers are as numerous and varied as the research they…
26 Effects of travel or work at high altitudes or low pressures Michael Bagshaw King’s College London and Cranfield University, UK 26.1 Introduction Exposure to high altitude implies exposure to…
29 Traffic-related urban air pollution Steven M. Lee1 and Mark W. Frampton2 1Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, Fontana, CA, USA 2University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA 29.1 Introduction…
23 Office workers and teachers* Jean M. Cox-Ganser, Ju-Hyeong Park and Kathleen Kreiss National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA 23.1 Introduction 23.1.1 History In contrast…
19 Work with electronics Sherwood Burge Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK 19.1 Introduction The most common respiratory problems in the electronics industry are caused by inhaling fluxes used for soldering….
22 Police, firefighters and the military Aaron M. S. Thompson1 and Stefanos N. Kales2 1St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, MA,…
16 Automotive industry Kenneth D. Rosenman Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 16.1 Introduction The production of automobiles and trucks is a major worldwide industry. There are approximately 4…
21 The construction industry Gary M. Liss1, Edward L. Petsonk2† and Kenneth D. Linch3z 1University of Toronto (and Ontario Ministry of Labour), Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2West Virginia University School of…
