Relationship Analysis of Injured Workers' Average Weekly Wages and Workers' Compensation Indemnity Claims in Maine, US: 1998 to 2017.

Objective: Explore the relationship between injured workers' average weekly wages (AWW) and their workers' compensation (WC) claims outcomes in Maine, US.

Methods: A total of 29,668 indemnity (lost-time) claims categorized into three wage-based percentile groups from a 20-year period (5-year intervals) were analyzed. WC outcomes included medical costs, number of indemnity checks, claim's duration, and claim settlements.

Medical Cost of Workers' Compensation Claims Related to Patient Handling and Mobility Tasks Within Skilled Nursing Facilities, Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities: An Exploratory Analysis.

Objective: Evaluate the medical costs related to patient handling & mobility (PH&M) claims.

Methods: Closed medical only and indemnity workers' compensation claims were utilized for this exploratory study. In addition to the PH&M tasks, the claimants' gender, age, tenure, and the claim lag time were also analyzed.

Performance of a whole-body human dust inhalation challenge exposure chamber.

Background: Evaluation of the performance of a whole-body human dust exposure chamber is presented in this report.

Methods: The volume of the chamber is 2.13 m and it is operated at a flow rate of 1.

Performance of a human inhalation challenge exposure system. I. Gases.

The purpose of this study was to characterize and evaluate the performance of a whole-body human exposure chamber for controlled test atmospheres of gases and particulates. This article is a report on the performance of the system with gas phase agents. Results of the performance of the system with particulate phase agents will be presented in a separate report.