Occupational sentinel health events: an up-dated list for physician recognition and public health surveillance.
An occupational sentinel health event (SHE[O]) is a disease, disability, or untimely death, which is occupationally related and whose occurrence may: 1) provide the impetus for epidemiologic or industrial hygiene studies; or 2) serve as a warning signal that materials substitution, engineering control, personal protection, or medical care may be required. Following survey of scientific literature, a list of 50 disease conditions linked to the workplace was presented in 1983; these were codable within the framework of the International Classification of Diseases system (ICD-9). Three criteria were used for inclusion: documentation of associated agent(s), of involved industries, and of involved occupations. The up-dated list contains 64 diseases or conditions and a bibliography of literature citations. The list is useful for the practicing physician in occupational disease recognition, for occupational morbidity and mortality surveillance, and as a periodically up-dated database of occupationally related diseases.
Mullan
R J
RJ
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
Murthy
L I
LI
D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D009017:Morbidity; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology