Question

Physical stresses that influence health and health-related behaviors include excessive heat, cold, and noise; radiation (electromagnetic, ultrasound, microwave, x-irradiation); vehicular collisions; workplace injuries; climate change; ozone depletion; housing; and so on. These physical stresses may result in both acute and chronic conditions. For example, radiation exposure can cause severe, intense results such as radiation burn, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea. Several less severe chronic conditions may also result from radiation exposure such as damage to the central nervous system and cancer.what are the risk factors? What individuals have been identified as being at greatest risk for the disease or condition?

Chapter 11

Introduction to Epidemiology

Ray M. Merrill

Answer 1

Risk factors for diseases from physical stressors are

A) working in hot or cold climate, old and young age, presence of other commorbidities

Risk factor for vehicle collision are night driving, drunk driving, overspeeding, underage old age driving

B) outdoor workers and workers in hot environments such as firefighters, bakery workers, farmers, construction workers, miners, boiler room workers, factory workers, and others.

Workers who are 65 years of age or older, are overweight, have heart disease or high blood pressure, or taking medications