Abstract

RANCHAL SANCHEZ, Antonio  and  VAQUERO ABELLAN, Manuel. Protocolo para la vigilancia de la salud del profesorado con atención a la enfermedad profesional. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2008, vol.54, n.211, pp.47-60. ISSN 1989-7790.

Teachering is one of the quantitatively and qualitatively main economical sectors, being essential an optimum level of occupational health to adequately perform their task. Since the entry into force of Real Decreto 1299/2006, "Nodules of the vocal cords because of the sustained efforts of the voice for professional reasons" constitute an occupational disease for teachers, a new issue for this group. The purpose of this paper is the proposal of a procedure for monitoring the health of the teaching staff. This is a matter that arises from an epidemiological research in order to find out how a representative sample of secondary education teaching staff could fall ill, considering variables of occupational health. We have analyzed the most frequent pathology appearing in the surveyed population, among which disorders of the voice are found including vocal cord nodules. The importance of diagnosing this disease requires it to be included in medical check-ups done to the teaching staff for the Health Surveillance. Hence, we propose a procedure to facilitate the specific health exam, as well as a following approach faced with its possible diagnosis.

Keywords : Health Surveillance; Occupational risks and hazards in teaching; Occupational disease; Vocal cord nodules.

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