Occupational Medicine 1998;48:133-134
© 1998 Society of Occupational Medicine
case-report |
Upper limb disorder due to manual pipetting
The MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
This case report describes the occurrence of non-specific upper limb symptoms, in a 47-year-old female scientific officer, associated with manual pipetting. The discussion considers the difficulty of risk assessment and reduction for this common procedure.
Keywords Non-specific upper limb disorder; pipetting
Received 24 October 1996
Accepted 14 August 1997
Correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr P. Baker, Clinical Research Fellow, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, S016 6YD, UK