【Basic Knowledge of Occupational Health】– Tertiary Prevention

Tertiary prevention is also known as clinical prevention. To ensure that patients receive timely and appropriate treatment after a clear diagnosis, thereby preventing the progression and recurrence of the disease as well as loss of working capacity. For patients with chronic occupational diseases, it involves medical supervision and the prevention of complications and disabilities. Through functional and psychological rehabilitation therapy, it is possible to ensure that people remain active despite illness or disability, thereby extending their lifespan.

Tertiary prevention mainly involves symptomatic treatment. Prevent the progression of the disease, reduce its adverse effects, and prevent recurrence and metastasis. Preventing complications and disabilities ； For those who have lost their working capacity or are disabled, rehabilitation medicine is used to promote their physical and mental recovery as soon as possible, enabling them to regain their ability to work, to remain healthy despite illness or to avoid becoming completely disabled, thus preserving their capacity to create economic value and contribute to societal labor. Tertiary prevention refers to active rehabilitation and preventing the progression of disability into handicap. For those with intellectual disabilities, efforts are made to prevent them from developing into severe or profoundly severe intellectual disabilities. Rehabilitation training is essential in efforts to prevent disability; it is necessary for people with various types of disabilities. This requires the collaborative effort of multiple parties, as well as social support, and involves the participation of doctors, nurses, special education teachers, rehabilitation workers, and families.

(1) Primary prevention Primary prevention, also known as etiological prevention or primary care, involves measures taken against pathogenic factors (or risk factors); it is the fundamental approach to preventing the occurrence of diseases and eradicating them. 　　(II) Secondary prevention Secondary prevention is also known as the “three earlys” prevention, namely early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment. It represents the main measures taken during the onset of the disease to prevent its progression, stop its spread, or slow down its development. 　　(III) Tertiary prevention Tertiary prevention mainly involves symptomatic treatment. Prevent the progression of the disease, reduce its adverse effects, and prevent recurrence and metastasis. Preventing complications and disabilities ； For those who have lost their working capacity or are disabled, rehabilitation medicine is used to promote their physical and mental recovery as soon as possible, enabling them to regain their ability to work, to remain healthy despite illness or to avoid becoming completely disabled, thus preserving their capacity to create economic value and contribute to societal labor. 　　Primary prevention, also known as primary care or etiological prevention, involves first identifying various risk factors that can lead to disability, and then taking preventive measures. The entire society and communities are responsible for carrying out education on good prenatal and postnatal care, providing genetic counseling, premarital examinations, prenatal diagnosis, and perinatal care, offering health education in various forms and content, as well as implementing vaccination programs for children as part of disease prevention measures. Primary prevention is of course the most important and proactive measure to prevent disability, but it requires the full cooperation of the entire society and every individual. 　　Secondary prevention refers to early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment. During the formation and development of disability, limiting (or reversing) the disability caused by the impairment, that is, preventing the impairment from developing into a disability. This includes various screenings performed on newborns to prevent intellectual disabilities, as well as screenings for certain populations. This is also very important; it is an essential measure in preventing disability. 　　Tertiary prevention refers to active rehabilitation and preventing the progression of disability into handicap. For those with intellectual disabilities, efforts are made to prevent them from developing into severe or profoundly severe intellectual disabilities. Rehabilitation training is essential in efforts to prevent disability; it is necessary for people with various types of disabilities. This requires the collaborative effort of multiple parties, as well as social support, and involves the participation of doctors, nurses, special education teachers, rehabilitation workers, and families.

This post was last edited by slll611 on 2016-5-2 at 11:46. No one has answered questions about Bian Que, so let me tell a story. According to historical records, King Wen of Wei once sought advice from the famous physician Bian Que: \"Your three brothers are all skilled in medicine; who of them is the best at it?\" ”Bian Que: “Eldest brother is the best, second brother is somewhat inferior, and I am the worst of the three.” ” King Wei asked in confusion, “Please explain in more detail.” ” Bian Que explained, \"My elder brother treats diseases before they manifest; by that time, the patient isn’t even aware of being sick. Yet he uses medicine to eliminate the root cause of the illness. As a result, his medical skills aren’t recognized by others, which is why he isn’t famous. Nevertheless, he is highly respected within our family.\" My second elder brother treated illnesses at the early stages, when the symptoms were not yet very apparent and the patient didn’t feel much pain. He was able to cure the illness with medicine, which led the people in the village to think that he was only good at treating minor ailments. I treat patients only when their condition is extremely severe, when they are in great pain and their family members are extremely worried. At that time, they saw me making punctures along the meridians, using needles to draw out blood, applying poisons to the affected areas to combat the illness with poison, or performing major surgeries to target the source of the problem, thereby alleviating or quickly curing the conditions of seriously ill patients; that is why my name became famous throughout the world. ”The King of Wei understood at once. Post-control is not as effective as in-process control, and in-process control is not as effective as pre-control. Unfortunately, most business managers fail to realize this; they only seek remedies after wrong decisions have caused significant losses. If fixed properly, it certainly leads to fame; but more often, it’s like trying to mend a broken fence after the sheep have already run away – by then it’s too late.

Primary prevention is the most proactive and ideal form of prevention, and its implementation should be actively promoted; however, due to its difficulty, it often fails to meet the standards of complete safety and hygiene. Secondary prevention is also a more proactive form of prevention; it is easy to implement and can compensate for the shortcomings of primary prevention. Although tertiary prevention is passive, it has practical significance in promoting the recovery of those who already suffer from occupational diseases.

It accurately explained tertiary prevention through short stories