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Occupational Testing
First Physicians offers top-notch occupational medical services to local businesses to help ensure the well-being of their employees. In addition to the Occupational Testing Center, we have five convenient locations with experts who can treat work-related illnesses and injuries.
For over 20 years, First Physicians has been the leader in occupational medicine in the Permian Basin. We provide care for injuries, including workers compensation, pre-employment, and DOT physicals and testing.
At First Physicians, we can do the following:
- Teach workers how to prevent injuries and illnesses specific to their jobs and their actual physical environments
- Provide professional medical care should anyone get hurt on the job, including both initial care and follow-up treatments
- Manage medical care and treatment for workers who experience work-related exposures to such hazards as chemical agents, electrical sources, gasses and noxious fumes, or biological agents that can cause illness or injury
- Help promote a healthy culture in the workplace by providing information on the importance of health maintenance behaviors such as smoking cessation, weight management, and stress reduction
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The following services are provided at First Physicians Occupational Testing Center:
Physicals:
- DOT (Department of Transportation)
- Pre-employment
- Return to work (clearance after an injury)
Testing:
- Pulmonary function
- Respiratory fit test
- Physical agility
- Drug (urine and hair)
- Breath (alcohol)
- Nicotine
- Hearing
- Vision
Preventive Services:
- Adult Immunizations
- Travel medicine – prophylactic (preventive) medications and immunizations prior to travel
- Workstation ergonomic evaluations
- Diagnostic testing and surveillance screenings (labs and X-rays)
Occupational injuries can be treated in any of our other five locations should the need arise. Some of the injuries we can provide for include:
- Orthopedic: back, extremities and joints (pain, strains, and sprains)
- Slip-and-falls
- Lacerations
- Puncture wounds
- Blunt-force trauma
- Repetitive motion