Epidemic of "shocks" in telephone operators: lessons for the medical community

In January 1986 two brief power failures occurring within an hour of each other affected the operation of visual display terminals in a section of the Manitoba Telephone System. After the power failures three operators reported an alarming tingling sensation in their arms and one side of their body,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian Medical Association journal 1989-04, Vol.140 (7), p.816-820
Hauptverfasser:	Yassi, A, Weeks, J. L, Samson, K, Raber, M. B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Disease Outbreaks Electricity Electricity - adverse effects Employees Equipment Failure Humans Manitoba Mass Behavior Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - psychology Psychophysiologic Disorders - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Telephone - instrumentation Telephone companies
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