Hygiena, 2017 (vol. 62), issue 4
EDITORIAL
General and Communal Hygiene – a 40-year Retrospective
MUDr. Bohumil Havel
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):107 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1544 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Life Expectancy in the 65 Years Old Population and Pensions Income
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):108-111 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1548
Influence of income from pensions on life expectancy was described in several articles in medical journals and research reports. Present study tried to verify this association in the Czech population of 65 years of age. However, only a very low correlation was found in men and medium correlation in women between regional averages of pension income and life expectancy with limited statistical significance. On the contrary, the percentage of higher educated significantly correlated with life expectancy in both men and women and determined life expectancy by about 40%. The author discusses the low effect of pensions income on life expectancy of elderly...
Analysis of Nano and Micro Particles in the Working Atmosphere During Metal Processing
Martin Frič, Marián Schwarz, Miroslav Dado, Lucia Bustin
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):112-118 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1547
The article deals with the analysis of various aerosol fractions, including nanometric, micrometric particles and particulate matter (PM), in the working atmosphere. Analysis of particle distribution in the production of steel tubes by hot rolling, precisely at the punching press has been shown the presence of PM particles with diameter less than 0.5 µm (7.1 µg/m3), 1 µm (16.4 µg/m3), 2.5 µm (40.4 µg/m3), less than 4.0 µm (58.6 µg/m3) and less than (95.1 µg/m3). We further evaluated the results of particle size distribution according to their quantity....
Caring for Surgical Instruments in Pre-Sterilization Preparation
Magda Taliánová, Ilona Kašparová
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):119-122 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1551
Caring for surgical instruments is an integral part of preparation for surgery. Appropriate care of surgical instruments has an impact not only on patient safety, but also on their quality and tool life. The aim of the research was to determine how perioperative nurses/midwives are caring for surgical instruments. It was found that Perioperative nurses/midwives endeavor to comply with generally applicable principles of surgical care, but some shortcomings have also been identified that could have a negative impact on both the quality and life of the instruments, as well as the safety of patients in surgical procedures.
REVIEW PAPERS
Usefulness of Human Biomonitoring for the Process of Risk Assessment of Exposure to Xenobiotics Including Dietary Intake Using as an Example the Exposure to Mercury
Katarína Kromerová, Vladimír Bencko
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):123-128 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1566
Human biomonitoring is an efficient and cost-effective way to measure the level of exposure of the human body to xenobiotics. Its advantage is the integration of all exposure routes and sources, it reduces the number of assumptions that need to be done when estimating food consumption, the possibility of clarifying the human metabolism and mechanism of toxicity of contaminants, the possibility of its use in case of the majority of xenobiotics and the fact that it reflects the internal dose of the contaminant at any given point in time. However, further harmonization is necessary in the area of human biomonitoring, to derive equivalents of markers of...
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Legal Actualities during 1. 8. 2017 – 15. 10. 2017
Eva Nekvindová
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):129-130
DISCUSSION
A September Falling of Leaves
František Kotěšovec, Jan Ševčík
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):131-132
REVIEWS
Europe on the Way to Suppress Noncommunicable Diseases
Redakce
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):111
World Health Organization. On the Road to Health 2020 Policy Targets
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):118
Factors Influencing the Frequency of Having Lunch at School
Redakce
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):128
Malignant Tumours in the Czech Republic in 2015
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):130
Proof of the Negative Health Effects of PM2.5 at Levels below the Valid Limit
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):132
NEWS
Eightieth Birthday of Prof. Vladimír Bencko
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):133
Remembering Jaroslav Horníček, MD
RNDr. Daniela Žádníková
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):134
Conclusions of the 21th National Conference “Nutrition and Health 2017” – the Prof. Stanislav Hrubý, MD, Memorial Nutrition Hygiene Meeting Held in Teplice, September 19–21, 2017
Bohumil Turek, Igo Kajaba, Petr Šíma, Jan Ševčík
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):134-135
Meeting of the Committee of the Society of Hygiene and Communal Medicine, October 17, 2017
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):135-136
The Capital City Prague Public Health Authority is Overseeing the Adherence to the So-called Anti-smoker Act
RNDr. Jan Jarolímek, Ph.D., MBA
Hygiena 2017, 62(4):136