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Title: | Occupational hand injuries treated at a tertiary care facility in Western Turkey | Authors: | Serinken, Mustafa Karcioglu, O. Sener, S. |
Keywords: | Emergency department Fingers Hand Hand injuries Occupational injuries Wrist adolescent adult article demography emergency ward female finger injury hand injury human incidence industrialization laceration major clinical study male occupational accident puncture sex difference skin abrasion tertiary health care Turkey (republic) university hospital wrist injury Accidents, Occupational Adolescent Adult Female Hand Injuries Humans Male Turkey |
Abstract: | The study was designed to investigate characteristics of work-related hand injuries (WRHI) referred to a University hospital emergency department (ED) in an industrialized region as well as to supply data for preventive strategies. All patients with WRHI referred to the University-based ED in the two-year period were investigated. Sociodemographic and injury-related clinical information were analyzed. Out of 746 patients who were admitted to the ED due to occupational injuries within the two-year study period, 244 (32.7%) with isolated wrist, hand and finger injuries were included in the study. Male patients constituted the majority 87.2% (n=213) and 57.0% (n=139) of the patients were between 25 and 34 yr of age. WRHI recorded in industries involving metal and machinery constituted 41.4% (n=101) of all injuries. The sites of injuries were not significantly affected by differences in age, social security status and sectors. The most common types of injury were lacerations, punctures, and abrasions (40.2%, n=98). There was a statistically insignificant rise in amputation injuries with increasing age. Incidences, etiologies and characteristics of WRHI should be highlighted and preventive strategies based on these facts be implemented due to higher level of suffering and more serious consequences attributed to this specific injury. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7174 https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.46.239 |
ISSN: | 0019-8366 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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