Diseases

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome

An occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, affecting the fingers, hands, and forearms. It occurs in workers who regularly use vibrating tools such as jackhammers, power chain saws, riveters, etc. Symptoms include episodic finger blanching, NUMBNESS, tingling, and loss of nerve sensitivity.

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Abstract

An occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, affecting the fingers, hands, and forearms. It occurs in workers who regularly use vibrating tools such as jackhammers, power chain saws, riveters, etc. Symptoms include episodic finger blanching, NUMBNESS, tingling, and loss of nerve sensitivity.

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  • Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
  • Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Hand-Arm Vibration
  • Syndromes, Hand-Arm Vibration
  • Vibration Syndrome, Hand-Arm
  • Vibration Syndromes, Hand-Arm

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Occupational Diseases (1984-2006)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053421. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053421
  2. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_white_finger
  3. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2031871