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A National Information System for Occupational and Environmental Health
Pages 5-9

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From page 5...
... Provisions must be included to publicize actively and broadly the availability of the services of this O-E medical information system in the health care sectors. The intent of this publicity would be to increase the awareness about the merits of the system among primary care physicians and other health officials; so that these services will be recognized, and used widely to enhance patient care and to promote personal health across the nation.
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From page 6...
... A 1988 Institute of Medicine Committee looked at the Role of the Primary Care Physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and concluded that improved medical information resources are essential to progress in iclentifying and managing illness from toxic exposure: "The most practice/ way to assist the primary care practitioner to function effectively and knowledgeably when confronted with a patient suspected of having an occupational or environmental disease is to have a single-access point for necessary clinically pertinent information. This single-access point should become the central source through which all appropriate clinical and nonclinical services available to the practitioner could be elicited.
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From page 7...
... , specifically mandates that information about industrial hazards and the environmental release of chemicals must be made publicly available. To determine the functional requirements for an O-E medical information system, the subcommittee met with general medical practitioners and other potential users including representatives of organizations that currently provide information services relevant to O-E medicine.
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From page 8...
... Response time is a especially important in emergency situations; sometimes decisions about whether to evacuate an area must be made within a maker of minutes. Information about hazardous exposures, should be available in three categories: Specific technical information as reported in the literature; for example, the symptoms or adverse health effects associated with hazardous exposures, the exposure levels likely to cause health effects, or the particular hazardous agents known to cause particular signs or symptoms by laboratory findings or physical examinations Oral 8
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From page 9...
... ? Referrals for additional help; for example, specialized O-E health services, occupational health clinics, social support services, rehabilitation or specialized treatment centers, or state or federal government agencies.
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