title: [Essential hypertension as an occupational disease in engine crew members].
abstract: The paper raises the question as to whether essential hypertension should be included into a list of occupational diseases (intellectual, sensory, and emotional workloads and working conditions) in engine crew members. In the engine crew members of the South-Eastern Railway, the cases and days lost because of illness and temporary disability are higher than those in the whole railway. 32% of the engine drivers (assistants) are followed up for diagnosed essential hypertension. Hypertension (49.7%) is the main reason for suspending engine crew members from work as evidenced by train pre-trip medical examinations. The working conditions (noise, infrasound, mcroclimate) in train engineer's cabs do not meet the sanitary requirements; in this connection the occupational disease sensorineural hearing loss is also registered.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Kopeĭkin
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Stankevich
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bondareva
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Boeva
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015994:Incidence; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011890:Railroads; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological