How to treat pneumoconiosis? Prevention is crucial

Pneumoconiosis is an occupational disease and a systemic disease caused by long-term inhalation of production dust. It can cause symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, dry cough, chest pain, etc. It requires timely diagnosis and treatment. This disease cannot be cured, so prevention is necessary.

1. What to do if you have pneumoconiosis

If you suspect that you have pneumoconiosis, according to current laws and regulations, you should first go to your former workplace to obtain relevant certification of your occupational history, and then go to a medical and health institution in the unit's location or your place of residence that has obtained the corresponding pneumoconiosis diagnosis qualifications in accordance with the law for an occupational disease diagnosis. When applying for occupational disease diagnosis, the following materials should be provided: ① occupational history, past history, ② copies of occupational health monitoring files, ③ occupational health examination results, ④ occupational disease hazard factor testing and evaluation data in the workplace over the years, ⑤ other necessary relevant materials required by the diagnosis agency.

The fibrosis of pneumoconiosis is an irreversible disease and there is currently no cure. Therefore, those who have been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis should first be immediately transferred away from dust-related work and properly arranged for work or rest; second, they should carry out fitness therapy, insist on physical exercise and strengthen nutrition to improve the body's resistance; third, they should attach importance to psychological treatment to help patients eliminate fear and complacency; fourth, they should actively treat comorbidities and complications.

2. Knowledge on prevention of pneumoconiosis

In the prevention of pneumoconiosis, the main measures include installing dust removal equipment, strengthening personal protection, and requiring workers in dust-exposed positions to go to prevention and protection agencies for regular inspections.

1. Propaganda: Do a good job in publicity and education to make dust prevention work a conscious action of employees.

2. Reform: Process reform and innovation of production equipment are the main ways to eliminate dust hazards. Specifically, it includes changing dry operations to wet operations, using raw materials that do not contain free silica or have a low content of free silica as much as possible, and realizing mechanization, sealing, and automation of the production process.

3. Wet, wet operation. It uses wet grinding of quartz, refractory materials, wet rock drilling in mines, spraying of water for underground transportation, etc.

4. Seal the source of productive dust to prevent dust from flying.

5. Wind: use ventilation to achieve the purpose of dust removal.

6. Protect yourself, take personal protective measures and enhance your physical fitness. Wear dust-proof protective gear, such as dust-proof safety helmets, air-supply helmets, air-supply masks, etc. Wear dust-proof protective gear, such as dust-proof safety helmets, air-supply helmets, air-supply masks, etc. It is best to choose high-efficiency dust masks such as 3m8233. Gauze masks must not be used as dust masks. Common non-woven dust masks cannot be washed and must be discarded after use. When using dust masks, you must wear them according to the instructions and replace them in a timely manner. During use, prevent squeezing, deformation, contamination and water ingress and maintain carefully.

7. Management: strengthen technical management and establish necessary management systems.

8. Conduct regular health checks on workers who are exposed to dust, including regular health checks before taking up their posts, regular health checks during their employment, and physical examinations when they leave their posts. For workers who have been exposed to dust for a long time, follow-up examinations must be conducted after they leave their posts in accordance with regulations. If a suspected pneumoconiosis patient is found during an occupational health examination, the patient should promptly apply to a medical and health institution approved by the health administrative department at or above the provincial level for a pneumoconiosis diagnosis so that the pneumoconiosis patient can be diagnosed in a timely manner. Occupational disease patients should be transferred from their original jobs and arranged for reasonable treatment or convalescence.