ArticleSafety and health at work2025
Occupational Toxic Effect Episodes in a University Hospital, 2021-2024: A Descriptive Analysis Within the Korean Occupational Disease Surveillance Center.
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- Workplace size and cardiovascular disease subtypes among 11 million Korean wage workers: a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Biological Monitoring as a Preventive Occupational Healthcare Tool: Urinary Biomarkers of Benzene and Toluene Exposure Among Small-Scale Printing Workers in South Korea.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Work-Related Asthma: An Occupational Medicine Perspective.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Toxic effects due to occupational exposures are a substantial yet underreported public health issue. This descriptive study investigated 532 toxic exposure episodes from January 2021 to June 2024 at a single university hospital in the Republic of Korea, identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, codes T51-T70. Methods: Food- and medication-related cases were excluded. Two physicians classified each exposure as occupational cause, self-harm, or another cause. Occupational cases comprised 15.0% ( Results: Seasonal trends in Loess decomposition revealed a peak incidence from July to September, largely driven by insect bites. A Bayesian segmented Poisson regression showed that occupational episodes decreased by 34% monthly prior to the establishment of the Korean Occupational Disease Surveillance Center in April 2022 but increased by 48% thereafter. Conclusion: These findings underscore the need for increased surveillance and cross-sector collaboration to improve the detection, prevention, and reporting of occupational poisoning, with the Korean Occupational Disease Surveillance Center playing a pivotal role in strengthening occupational health practices.
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