{"id":186,"date":"2011-09-10T22:47:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T21:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/?p=186"},"modified":"2011-09-10T22:47:33","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T21:47:33","slug":"barrys-blog-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/2011\/09\/10\/barrys-blog-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry&#8217;s Blog #7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hearing loss: most common work injury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to CDC the most common work-related injury in the U.S. is hearing loss with about\u00a0 22 million workers exposed to hazardous noise at work, and 9 million\u00a0 exposed to\u00a0ototoxic chemicals. A report by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenshearing.org\/\">Children\u2019s Hearing Institute<\/a> found\u00a0hearing loss among children and young adults to be rising. About one child in eight has noise-induced hearing loss according to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.audiology.org\/Pages\/default.aspx\">American Academy of Audiology<\/a>. Not surprisingly, listening to an MP3 Player at high volumes can cause permanent hearing damage.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Comment<\/span>: And what about declining communication skills among ipod listeners? PS.. Is this truly the most common work-place injury?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gadsden.injuryboard.com\/workplace-injuries\/protect-against-hearing-loss.aspx?googleid=293932\">http:\/\/gadsden.injuryboard.com\/workplace-injuries\/protect-against-hearing-loss.aspx?googleid=293932<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>National programme on injury prevention needed in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first ever national workshop on injury prevention and control recently concluded in India. It included medical, public health professionals, policy makers, road designers and judiciary led by a five-member team from CDC. The US team shared their experience in emergency preparedness and injury prevention and control. Topics included burn from\u00a0 cooking stoves, road design, and bystander safety. The need for a national programme for injury prevention and control was emphasised.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Comment:<\/span> Where have I heard that song before? We all need national programs!<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearing loss: most common work injury According to CDC the most common work-related injury in the U.S. is hearing loss with about\u00a0 22 million workers exposed to hazardous noise at work, and 9 million\u00a0 exposed to\u00a0ototoxic chemicals. A report by the\u00a0Children\u2019s Hearing Institute found\u00a0hearing loss among children and young adults to be rising. 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