Sayhan Mustafa Burak, Sayhan Esin Secgin, Yemenici Serap, Oguz Serhat
Department of Emergency Medicine, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Feb;63(2):179-84.
To categorise the characteristics, causes and rates of occupational injuries referred to the Emergency Department of a Turkish hospital.
The cross-sectional study was conducted at a university-based hospital in Edirne, Turkey, from January 1, 2010 to May 1, 2011. Parameters evaluated included: gender, age, occurrence mechanism, injury type, injury localisation, sector, season, day of week, injury hours, the types of health insurance, working experience, educational level and outcome. SPSS 15 was used for statistical analysis.
A total of 552 patients sustained occupational injuries. The male-to-female ratio was 11.54:1.The mean age of the patients was 36.03 +/- 11.77 years. The injury rate was the highest in the 18-29 age group (n = 418; 75.7%). Most cases occurred in the summers (n = 172; 31.2%). The largest number of injuries occurred on weekdays (n = 184; 33.3%). Most injuries occurred between 8AM and 4PM (n = 343; 62.1%).The construction industry had the highest injury rate (n = 222; 40.2%). The most common mechanism of injuries was penetrating sharp-object injury (n = 224; 40.6%). The most common type of injury in the general injury group was multiple-type (n = 162; 29.4%). Of the total, 379 (71.7%) patients were discharged after treatment in the Emergency Department. Five patients died during the study period.
Further studies in the Emergency Department may contribute to the prevention of occupational injuries in the future.
对转诊至一家土耳其医院急诊科的职业伤害的特征、原因和发生率进行分类。
于2010年1月1日至2011年5月1日在土耳其埃迪尔内一家大学附属医院开展了这项横断面研究。评估的参数包括：性别、年龄、发生机制、损伤类型、损伤部位、行业、季节、星期几、受伤时间、医疗保险类型、工作经验、教育水平和结局。使用SPSS 15进行统计分析。
共有552例患者遭受职业伤害。男女比例为11.54:1。患者的平均年龄为36.03±11.77岁。18 - 29岁年龄组的伤害发生率最高（n = 418；75.7%）。大多数病例发生在夏季（n = 172；31.2%）。工作日发生的伤害数量最多（n = 184；33.3%）。大多数伤害发生在上午8点至下午4点之间（n = 343；62.1%）。建筑业的伤害发生率最高（n = 222；40.2%）。最常见的伤害机制是锐器穿透伤（n = 224；40.6%）。一般伤害组中最常见的伤害类型是多种类型（n = 162；29.4%）。总计379例（71.7%）患者在急诊科治疗后出院。在研究期间有5例患者死亡。
急诊科的进一步研究可能有助于未来预防职业伤害。
