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Providing Health Care for the
Prevention of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses |
August 2002
Sleep Disorders
A sleep disorder is a disruptive pattern of sleep
that may include difficulty falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at
inappropriate times, excessive total sleep time, or abnormal behaviors
associated with sleep.
About 70 million Americans suffer from a sleep
problem; among them, nearly 60 percent have a chronic disorder.
Sleep problems affect men and women of every age, race, and socioeconomic
class. Despite this widespread
prevalence, most cases remain undiagnosed and untreated.
According to experts, getting just six hours of sleep
a night is associated with increased daytime sleepiness, decreased performance,
and a change in blood factors that promote the potentially dangerous process of
inflammation. Inflammation of this
sort can lead to a variety of problems such as heart disease and hardening of
the arteries, or atherosclerosis. Recent
studies suggest that modest sleep deprivation may be associated with public
safety concerns, such as traffic accidents and increased risk of major health
hazards such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
Tips for Preparing for a Good Night’s
Sleep
·
Check the
environment
·
Use bed
for sleeping
·
Follow a
regular schedule
·
Exercise
4-5 hours before bedtime
·
Watch
what/when you eat
·
Don’t
smoke
·
Refuse to
worry
·
Take a
warm bath
·
Listen to
quiet music
·
Try relaxation exercise
If you’ve tried the tips for getting a good night’s sleep and continue
to experience difficulty in sleeping, you may
want to seek medical attention from your primary care
physician. Southeastern Med
operates the Sleep Disorder Center under the medical direction of Dr. Eyad
Mahayri and contracts with SleepMed for professional sleep diagnostic services.
Based upon the doctor’s evaluation, you may be scheduled to spend one
or two nights in the hospitals sleep laboratory.
With this information, the physician can prescribe a treatment plan
that’s right for you.
Flu
Season will be here soon! ! ! !
Flu season is only a few weeks away. Influenza is a major cause of
illness and death in the U.S. Influenza
can be eliminated or weakened by getting the flu vaccine.
The flu season begins in October and continues through April.
The flu vaccine becomes active in your body two weeks after receiving the
vaccine and continues to provide you protection through out the flu season.
WorkPro is available to administer the vaccine at your site and will
accommodate all shifts. Prices are
as follows:
1-50
$11.00 per employee
51-74
$10.50 per employee
75-or
more $10.00 per employee
For
more information or to reserve your company’s flu vaccines, contact Kim at
(740) 439-8714.
Welcome.
. . .
WorkPro welcomes Dana Beach, OTR/L to the industrial
rehabilitation team! Dana is an
Occupational Therapist with over 23 years of experience, which have focused on
industrial rehabilitation. He has
earned certification as a Transitional Work Developer through the BWC and is
excited to put his experience to work for local industries in the form of
Ergonomic Analysis, Pre-work Screenings, Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs),
Work Conditioning and/or On-site Therapy. If you are interested in learning more about what services
Southeastern Med may provide at your place of work or would like to have Dana
visit your facility for an introductory tour, please call WorkPro at (740)
439-8191, or contact Dana at (740) 439-8976.
New Doctors
Arrive at Southeastern Med in September. . . .
u
Dr. Patrick Goggin – Internal
Medicine
u
Dr. Douglas
Rush – Internal Medicine and Pediatrician
Congratulations!
! !
The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
is pleased to announce that Michele Johnson, Christina Thorngate and Kim Clary
has successfully completed a CAOHC approved course to become an Occupational
Hearing Conservationist (COHC). Industry
depends on its certified technicians who conduct audiometric as part of the
hearing conservation team, to prevent hearing loss among occupational workers.
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