AOHC Encore 2024-104 Developing Medical Surveillance Exam Guidance for New Materials - The Insensitive Munitions Explosive Experience

104 Developing Medical Surveillance Exam Guidance for New Materials - The Insensitive Munitions Explosive Experience

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In summary, the video transcript highlights the development of a medical surveillance practice guidance for workers handling novel military hazards, specifically focusing on chemical compounds with no established precedents. The process involved conducting thorough literature searches, seeking help from the scientific community, consulting industrial hygiene experts, developing occupational exposure limits, and creating a comprehensive medical surveillance exam protocol. The initial protocol included numerous lab tests, although subsequent findings led to refining the protocol to focus on specific health effects related to the chemical compounds. The presentation emphasized the importance of collaboration, evidence-based approaches, periodic review, and appropriate education in developing medical surveillance exams. There were also discussions on timing of such evaluations in relation to acquisition processes and potential future considerations for surveillance in the war zone.

Keywords

medical surveillance

guidance

workers

military hazards

chemical compounds

occupational exposure limits

industrial hygiene experts

health effects

collaboration

evidence-based approaches