Comparison of Occupational Household and Industrial Cleaner Exposures Reported to the Texas Poison Control Network During 2000–2014

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• Personal Author:
  Forester MB ; Ziqubu-Page T
• Description:
  Cleaners, particularly when misused, can cause serious morbidity such as respiratory diseases (bronchitis, pneumonia), may lead to cancer, and may even be fatal. There is limited literature on occupational exposures to cleaning products. The purpose of this study was to characterize occupational household and industrial cleaner exposures reported to poison centers. Cases were occupational household and industrial cleaner exposures reported to Texas poison centers during 2000-2014. Cases were divided into household and industrial cleaners. The distribution of the cases was determined for various factors and comparisons made between the two product groups. There were 4,747 household cleaner and 2,201 industrial cleaner occupational exposures. Patients 20 years or older accounted for 87.2% of household and 89.3% of industrial cleaner exposures; 53.6% of household cleaner patients were female while 52.9% of industrial cleaner patients were male. The most common exposure routes among household and industrial cleaner cases, respectively, were ocular (35.5% vs 40.8%), inhalation (28.7% vs 23.9%), dermal (20.1% vs 29.7%), and ingestion (24.4% vs 16.3%). Most (51.4%) of household cleaner exposure patients were managed on site while 54.7% of industrial cleaner exposure patients were already at/en route to a healthcare facility. The outcome was not serious in 75.2% of household cleaner and 68.4% of industrial cleaner exposures. Almost 70% of occupational cleaner exposures reported to Texas poison centers involved household cleaners. The preponderance of patients were adults. While the majority of patients exposed to household cleaners were female, most of the patients exposed to industrial cleaners were male. The most common routes of exposure were ocular, inhalation, dermal, and ingestion, although the proportion and order of these routes differed by type of cleaner. Most household cleaner exposures were managed on site while the majority of industrial cleaner exposures were managed at a healthcare facility. Most exposures did not result in serious outcomes Assuring a competent public and personal health care workforce for Texas. The case of Sam Houston State University Miguel A. Zuniga, MD, DrPH, Stephen Brown, PhD, Amanda Scarbrough, PhD, William Hyman, PhD, Jack Turner, PhD, Rosanne Keathley, PhD Sam Houston State University (SHSU) created the College of Health Sciences in 2013 and the Department of Health Services and Promotion in 2014 to contribute to the optimization of health at the individual and population health levels. The purpose of this presentation is to disseminate the comprehensive approach to the development of professional degrees to address the continuum of individual, system, and population health needs in Texas. At the undergraduate level, the BS in Health Sciences with concentrations in pre-professional programs (i.e. pre-medicine) is directed to increase the competitiveness of applicants to health science professional degrees; the BA in Bilingual Health Care Studies focuses on improving health one patient at the time by training patient navigation professionals that are culturally and linguistically competent in Spanish and other cultures and languages; the BS in Health Care Administration emphasizes education in business and health sciences to enhance efficiencies at the system level of health care delivery, the BS in Wellness Management is directed to preparing health and wellness professionals for the corporate and government-wide environments, and the BS in Public Health focuses on population health improvement by offering three tracks, the community health, the pre-nursing, and the pre-occupational health concentration. At the graduate level, the department is training the next generation of health promotion professionals through an MS in Health Education and is implementing the MS in Health Care Quality and Safety to support excellence in health care delivery; and the MPH in Correctional Health to train specialists in health administration for the offender populations across the nation. The spectrum of educational programs at SHSU is supported by the high level of employment opportunities projected for health professionals in Texas and the nation. SHSU is committed to fulfilling the promise of assuring a competent public and personal health care workforce for Texas. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Education Environmental Exposure Lung Diseases Men Morbidity Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Poisoning Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Women

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• Keywords:
  Bronchial Asthma Bronchitis Cancer Cleaning Compounds Exposure Levels Fatalities Health Care Humans Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Pneumonia Poison Control Poisons Pulmonary System Disorders Respiratory Function Respiratory System Disorders Risk Factors Statistical Analysis Training

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• ISSN:
  2574-5859
• Publisher:
  Texas Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  41-42
• Volume:
  68
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052493
• Citation:
  Tex Public Health J 2016 Aug; 68(Special):41-42
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Texas State Department of Health Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Texas Public Health Journal
• End Date:
  20160630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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