[Pesticide poisoning in rural areas and the nurse's work].
Organoclorines pesticides are compounds that were utilized in agriculture until 1985, when their use was forbided, since they represented a risk for human health and environment. Nowadays, its clandestine use is still representative. These compounds may be used in public health campaigns to combat mosquitos that transmit malaria. If public health nurses know the particularities of these compounds, they will be able to work in health prevention and promotion, recognizing the chronic and acute damages as well as in the epidemiologic vigilance of the populations exposed. This paper presents a revision about the organoclorines pesticides and, based on it, proposes some activities to be implemented by nursing professionals in primary health care, aiming the health of workers exposed to the pesticides.
Ambrosini
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Escola de Enfermagem/UFRGS, Saúde Pública/USP.
Witt
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012423:Rural Health
D010575:Pesticides