BDMS Occupational Health


Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine > Cardiology

Clinical – Cardiology

Individuals with underlying cardiac risk factors and disease may encounter special concerns in safety-sensitive jobs, while working around certain chemical agents, and in performing exertional labor. OEM physicians assist patients, employers, primary care physicians and cardiologists in the secondary and tertiary prevention of cardiac disease, as well as the accommodation of workers with cardiac concerns. The perspective of the OEM physician is particularly useful in placing workers in special assignments such as emergency response, hazardous waste, forklift, and respirator use.

  1. Recognize, evaluate, and manage the cardiac effects of chemical asphyxiants such as carbon monoxide, methylene chloride, and cyanide.
  2. Evaluate a person's ability to perform exertional work after a major cardiac event such as a myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft surgery.