[ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH AMONG EMPLOYEES OF JSC «RUSSIAN RAILWAYS¼].

Protecting the health of railway workers of various professional groups is an important and integral part of the work of primary health care. The incidence of circulatory diseases is a significant problem among some groups of railway workers, given the considerable number of occupational risk factors. Among the most unfavorable complications of cardiovascular disease may be sudden cardiac death.Purpose of the study - сonducting an analysis of typical risk factors for sudden death among the main occupational groups of railway workers in Russia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis was carried out of all cases of sudden death of employees of Russian Railways in the period from 2009 to 2021. All deceased workers were conditionally divided into 6 groups depending on the professions and positions of workers. RESULTS: All 411 deceased patients worked on 16 railways, subordinate to 15 medical directorates of Russian Railways. 84.7% of patients felt the first symptoms during working hours and only 15.3% during non-working hours. The prevalence of cases of sudden death during working hours was noted - 81%. Among the occupational groups under consideration, death at home or outside the home was more often observed in groups I and VI, and at the workplace, from groups II to V (p < 0.001). 6.8% of those who died had high levels of ethyl alcohol in their blood, and 3 out of 4 of them died at the workplace. Among the deceased, 70.3% of the patients were smokers. 68.1% were overweight or obese. The level of total cholesterol exceeded 5 mmol/l in 20.7% of cases, and the largest number of patients (65%) had a moderate risk according to the SCORE scale. CONCLUSION: The study sample showed that cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of sudden death. Among the risk factors in the study group, smoking and obesity prevailed.

[STUDY OF THE POSITION TOWARDS HEALTH AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE OF RAILWAY WORKERS].

PURPOSE: determination of the risk factors increasing the probability of development of non-communicable diseases at employees of the railway industry and also value of a condition of conditions for maintaining the healthy lifestyle by employees. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 13,595 people were interviewed (1.5% of the staff). The questionnaire contained 49 questions on the main components of healthy lifestyle, compiled on the basis of the STEPS toolkit. RESULTS: More than 93% of respondents agree that the person himself is responsible for his health, while only 11% of respondents correspond to the full extent of healthy lifestyle. The price factor when choosing products is decisive for 54% of respondents. 80% of the company's employees feed on what they brought from home. Less than half of the company's employees are engaged in physical education, sports, recreational gymnastics; would like to do, but now 40% do not do it. The proportion of persons involved in physical activity is slightly higher among young employees (54% versus 44% among workers aged 36 years and over). More than 2/3 of the survey participants do not smoke (while 30% smoked earlier, but were able to quit). Among women, the proportion of non-smokers is higher (86%) compared to men (64%). CONCLUSION: Based on the data obtained, it is possible to conclude that the company employees responsible attitude towards their health prevails. At the same time, a number of negative practices are quite widespread. These results point to the need to advance the values and practices of healthy lifestyle.

[The Analysis of the Causes of Sudden Deaths Among Workers of Locomotive Crews].

PURPOSE: to analyze causes of sudden death (SD) of workers of locomotive crews. Materials and methods. We performed the retrospective analysis of SDs of employees of Joint Stock Company ( JSC) "Russian Railways" for the period 2009-2017 (total 119 cases). Results. As a rule, the combination of risk factors of development of cardiovascular diseases was present, but the SCORE scale risk of cardiac death was average. However, in 60 % of cases at life risks were not correctly assessed. Differences were found between the deceased depending on what type of locomotive they steered. Also, a part of SD victims overworked during the last month (year). Conclusion. Further improvement of work of medical service of JSC "Russian Railways" is necessary.