Work conditions and results of the health screening in workers of linoleum producing industry
Liubchenko, P.N.; Salganikova, B.S.; Gorenkov, R.V.; Kholod, O.L.; Alekseeva, G.A.
Meditsina Truda i Promyshlennaia Ekologiia 1: 37-39
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 1026-9428 PMID: 8075936 Document Number: 406615
Screening in 115 linoleum shop workers exposed to small concentrations (at the level of MAC) of dioctyiphthalate, cyclohexanone, lead, carbon dioxide revealed the complaints of digestive and nervous systems in 84.3% and 60.9% of examines respectively. The special questionnaire and neurologic examination revealed the autonomic nervous system dysfunction in 62.6% of examinees. According to the Kardo index 70.7% had parasympathicotonia, 21.2% of examinees--sympathicotonia and 8.1% had eutonic dysfunction.