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Between 2009 and 2016, WorkSafeBC accepted almost 1880 claims for acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries. More than 80% of injured workers were males in the construction, service trades, or transit... Read More
Between 2009 and 2016, WorkSafeBC accepted almost 1880 claims for acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries. More than 80% of injured workers were males in the construction, service trades, or transit... Read More
Distal radius fractures are the most frequent upper-extremity fracture, with an incidence of approximately 195.2 per 100 000 patients per year,[1] most commonly in men younger than 50 and... Read More
In the last few decades, occupational noise has become more widely recognized as a hazard that has resulted in many cases of otherwise preventable hearing loss. According to Statistics Canada,... Read More
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is the by-product of incomplete combustion of organic material. It is a chemical asphyxiant, and its toxicity involves the... Read More
Workers injured as a result of significant trauma or lifting activities may present with symptoms of a thoracic disc herniation (TDH). Diagnosis Diagnosis can be challenging, since the estimated... Read More