Occupational diseases reported in the Czech Republic in 2022
Authors:
Z. Fenclová 1,2; P. Urban 1; D. Pelclová 2; D. Havlová 1; M. Voříšková 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha, Centrum hygieny práce a pracovního lékařství, Vedoucí: MUDr. Vladimíra Lipšová
1; Klinika pracovního lékařství 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha, Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Sergej Zacharov, Ph. D.
2
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2023; 103(2): 63-70
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
A total of 7,439 cases of occupation-related diseases in 6,996 persons (5,551 women and 1,445 men) were reported in the Czech Republic in 2022. Of those, 7,383 were occupational diseases and 56 cases were given the status of “endangerment by an occupational disease”. The incidence of occupational diseases was 157.6 cases per 100,000 health-insured employees in the public sector. Most of the occupational diseases occurred in the Olomouc region (1,465 cases, i.e. 19.7%) and Moravian- Silesian region (977 cases, i.e. 13.1%). Most of the recognized cases occurred in the economic sector Q “Health and Social Care” (CZ-NACE Q86-88 – a total of 6,752 cases, i.e. 90.8%). COVID-19 (6,748 cases, i.e. 91.4%) was the most frequently reported occupational disease. However, about 81.4% of COVID-19 cases reported this year already occurred in 2020 and 2021. The carpal tunnel syndrome predominated among the cases reported as “endangerment by an occupational disease” (45 cases, i.e. 80.4%).
Keywords:
incidence – endangerment by occupational disease – trends in occupational diseases – occupational diseases
Sources
1. Státní zdravotní ústav. Nemoci z povolání v České republice [online]. Dostupné z: http://www.szu.cz/publikace/data/nemoci- z-povolani-a-ohrozeni-nemoci-z-povolani-v-české-republice [cit. 2023-03-04].
2. Vláda ČR. Nařízení vlády č. 290/1995 Sb., kterým se stanoví seznam nemocí z povolání, ve znění pozdějších předpisů [on line]. Dostupné z: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1995-290 [cit. 2023-03-04].
3. Fenclová Z, Urban P, Pelclová D, a kol. Profesionální onemocnění hlášená v České republice v roce 2021. Prakt. Lék. 2022; 102(2): 74–82.
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