Lin Yusheng, an attending physician in the chest department of the Affiliated Hospital of Asian University, said that silicosis is a kind of pneumoconiosis, and the main reason is inhalation of crystalline free silica dust. Once silica dust is deposited in alveoli, it will cause chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the lungs, resulting in incurable lesions, thus hindering the gas exchange function of the lungs and deteriorating the elasticity of the lungs. Usually, patients will show dyspnea and cough, and even severe chest pain. Common pneumoconiosis also includes "pneumoconiosis" and "coal miners' pneumoconiosis". In Taiwan Province Province, most of the early pneumoconiosis patients are coal miners.
Although the coal mines in Taiwan Province Province have stopped production, there are still some occupational exposure risks. For example, Lin Yusheng, such as foundry (sand turning), stonemason, polishing industry, decoration industry, or tunnel engineering, or some glass and ceramic craftsmen, are all high-risk groups. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Labor, 104, there were 13 1 person who applied for the subsidy of "miners' pneumoconiosis and its complications".
Lin Yusheng suggested that pneumoconiosis patients who have not been effectively treated should cultivate good lung function. In general, the lung X-ray of pneumoconiosis patients will see many white spots on both lung lobes, which are often considered as miliary tuberculosis or metastatic lung tumors at first, and later patients will be mistaken for lung tumors due to progressive large-scale pulmonary fibrosis. Clinical diagnosis mostly relies on clear exposure history and imaging examination to rule out other possibilities, and sometimes even requires surgical and pathological sections to make a definite diagnosis.
Lin Yusheng reminded that there is no effective treatment for pneumoconiosis at present, mainly based on symptomatic treatment, such as giving drugs such as cough and pain relief. It is suggested that people reduce their exposure to harmful dust environment. Even if they stop contact after long-term contact, the dust inhaled in the past will continue to cause chronic damage to the lungs. For workers engaged in high-risk industries, it is necessary to maintain good ventilation in the workplace and wear appropriate protective equipment to reduce the risk of pneumoconiosis. You can also quit smoking, cultivate proper exercise that can improve lung function, avoid respiratory tract infection and reduce lung deterioration.
Don't forget to apply for occupational disaster compensation and subsidies. At present, many hospitals have occupational injury prevention centers, including occupational injury patients with pneumoconiosis, who can apply for subsidies after obtaining relevant certificates. According to the trial calculation of Occupational Injury Prevention and Control Center of the Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen Medical University, a sand worker who has worked 17 years or more was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis, and only about 40% of his lung function was examined, so he was able to receive occupational disability benefits from the Labor Insurance Bureau for 660 days, and he received occupational disability benefits of 399 960 yuan (the average monthly insurance salary was 65,438+) according to his labor insurance salary.