White N, Ehrlich R, Rees D
Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town.
S Afr Med J. 1996 Jul;86(7):807-13.
In the context of occupational health, spirometric testing of respiratory function has a number of important applications. These applications can be expected to become more widespread in view of extensive changes to occupational health and compensation legislation in South Africa. Spirometry is an essential component of pre-assignment medical examinations at the commencement of employment; of medical surveillance of workers exposed to hazardous substances so as to intervene when early changes in pulmonary function are detected; of medical evaluation of functional impairment for appropriate job relocation or compensation; and of research. These applications of spirometry each have special considerations which are detailed.
在职业健康领域，呼吸功能的肺活量测定有许多重要应用。鉴于南非职业健康与赔偿立法的广泛变革，预计这些应用将更加普及。肺活量测定是就业开始时入职前医学检查的重要组成部分；是对接触有害物质的工人进行医学监测以便在检测到肺功能早期变化时进行干预的重要组成部分；是对功能损伤进行医学评估以进行适当的工作调动或赔偿的重要组成部分；也是研究的重要组成部分。肺活量测定的这些应用各有特殊考量，将详细阐述。
