Health Risks in Naval Occupations: An Overview.

Abstract

The diagnostic categories with the highest incidence rates Navy-wide were Accidents, Poisonings and Violence, Respiratory Disease, and Mental Disorders. Mental Disorders were responsible for a disproportionate number of noneffective days. A number of occupations were tentatively identified as high risk: Hospital Corpsman and Dental Technician (health care); Boatswain's Mate and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (boat or aircraft handling); Steelworker, Equipment Operator, and Builder (construction); Boiler Technician and Engineman (marine engineering); Aviation Ordnanceman and Gunner's Mate (ordnance); Ship's Serviceman (services), and Hull Maintenance Technician (ship maintenance). The cohort study provided unique disease profiles for high risk occupations; for example, Hospital Corpsmen incurred high rates of Infective/Parasitic Disease and Mental Disorders while Boiler Technicians had high rates of Circulatory and Nervous System/Sense Organ Diseases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123133

Entities

People

  • Christine Colcord
  • E. K.Eric Gunderson

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Naval Personnel
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Skin Diseases

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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