Occupational health practitioner point of view: development of standardized procedures

Even though procedures are sometimes set up in large companies, large variations of practices exist in occupational health services.   Fifteen standardized procedures based on symptoms of major life-threatening emergencies were then developed by a group of occupational and emergency physicians (from prehospital care unit). The protocols included all symptoms which required special care to avoid a potential life-threatening condition, like chest pain, coma, dyspnea, abdominal pain, severe trauma, and anaphylaxis. The structure of the procedure will be presented in this session.