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Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
Erschienen in: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 12/2022

12.11.2022 | Occupational Allergies (JA Poole, Section Editor)

A Clinician’s Guide to Occupational Exposures in the Military

verfasst von: Joel Van De Graaff, Jill A. Poole

Erschienen in: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports | Ausgabe 12/2022

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

Adverse occupational and environmental exposures are common causes of respiratory disease and health consequences requiring medical care. Understanding how these various exposures affect patients and how to elicit an adequate history is critical for any clinician. Military personnel are often overlooked when discussing groups at risk for environmental exposure-associated airway disease. There are close to 20 million active duty and veterans in the USA, and nearly all clinicians will at some point care for a patient that has served in the military.

Recent Findings

Exposures related to military work include burn pits, chemicals/toxins, sandstorms, and living conditions. Burn pits and military waste are increasingly recognized as potential hazards attributed to the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The link between these various military exposures and acute or chronic airway diseases remains difficult. Epidemiological studies are emerging to demonstrate correlations with chronic lung disease and prolonged burn pit exposure.

Summary

This review provides an overview of potential occupational and environmental exposures that may affect current and/or former military service men and women.
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Metadaten
Titel
A Clinician’s Guide to Occupational Exposures in the Military
verfasst von
Joel Van De Graaff
Jill A. Poole
Publikationsdatum
12.11.2022
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports / Ausgabe 12/2022
Print ISSN: 1529-7322
Elektronische ISSN: 1534-6315
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-022-01051-0

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