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I Zrilić

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PubMed1996

[Occupational medicine in health care legislation with special emphasis on organizational possibilities].

Primary health care in Croatia, and preventive health care in particular, are organized in compliance with international conventions. In the Croatian Health Care Act special attention is paid to the worker's health. The responsibility for implementing specific health care measures lies with the employer who has the duty to care for the health and safety of his employees. The worker's right to specific health care is based on the agreement between the employer on the one hand and the primary health care unit (Health Centre) or a privately owned health unit incorporating an occupational health service on the other. The Croatian Occupational Health Institute, presently under foundation, will be in charge of surveillance and advancement of occupational health service. The paper deals with practical issues concerning the implementation of the relevant sections of the Health Care Act and discusses organizational aspects of occupational health service.

Croatia↗
PubMed1993

Ferruginous bodies in the lungs of urban dogs.

The aim of the study was to assess health hazards induced by environmental exposure to asbestos using urban dogs as biological indicators. Samples of the lung tissue taken from 36 randomly chosen urban dogs were examined. In the group of dogs aged up to four years (n = 15) ferruginous bodies were identified in only two. In the dogs older than four years (n = 21) 17 were ferruginous body positive. According to Fisher's exact test the difference between the two groups was significant (P < 0.001). The presence of asbestos bodies in the lungs of dogs is considered to be evidence of serious contamination of urban areas with respirable mineral fibres. The more frequent presence of asbestos bodies in the lungs of the older dogs indicates long-term accumulation of mineral fibres exceeding 10 microns in length. Continuous environmental exposure of the city's population to respirable mineral fibres may therefore pose a health risk.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

[Changes in the blood composition in workers exposed to solvents containing benzene].

Testing of blood elements was carried out on a sample of 51 semiskilled workers employed in a sewing machine dye-works and exposed to the effect of solutions containing benzene for a period of 11.8 years. The sample consisted of 17 men and 34 women, the average age being 35 years. Up to 1981 values of benzene in the solution were under the maximal allowable concentration (MAC). From 1981 the injurious agents and their homologues were no longer present in the solution. The results of testing show a significant drop in the number of leukocytes in workers exposed to the effect of benzene for a long period of time. Comparison of blood components was carried out in the same workers during 1981 and 1986. It was found that after exposure to the solution containing benzene ceased (although under MAC), the number of elements of all blood components increased, particularly the values of erythrocytes and thrombocytes (P less than 0.05 and P less than 0.01 respectively).

Adult↗