Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in a Tertiary Emergency Department Introduction
Aim:Our study aimed to determine the characteristics of occupational accident cases admitted to an emergency department and evaluate these accidents in terms of emergency service cost.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study evaluated the age and gender of the patients, admission time, reason fo...
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doaj-f4d7b8697e3949429c0bf74104978f802020-12-02T14:49:59ZengGalenos YayineviEurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine2149-58072149-60482020-06-0119212112610.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.0932713049054Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in a Tertiary Emergency Department IntroductionHakan Hakkoymaz0Cebrail Öztürk1Ramazan Azim Okyay2Muhammed Semih Gedik3Ali ihsan Kilci4Özlem Güler5Fatih Nazmi Yaman6Mehmet Koşargelir7 Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Department of Emergency, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Department of Emergency, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Department of Public Health, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl City Hospital, Clinic of Emergency, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Department of Emergency, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Department of Emergency, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Medipol University, Çamlıca Hospital, Department of Emergency, İstanbul, Turkey University of Health Sciences Turkey, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Emergency Aim:Our study aimed to determine the characteristics of occupational accident cases admitted to an emergency department and evaluate these accidents in terms of emergency service cost.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study evaluated the age and gender of the patients, admission time, reason for admission and the sector in which the patient works. Trauma to the body area and the patients’ cost covered by Social Security Institution were also evaluated according to the hazard classification for business organisations.Results:The study included a total of 410 patients admitted to the emergency department due to occupational accidents. Of these, 95.9% were male, of which 30.0% were working in construction sectors. The maximum number of admissions was between 800 and 1200 hours at a frequency of 34.6%. Furthermore, the costs of occupational accidents that the workers were exposed to in very dangerous sectors were the highest (p=0.012).Conclusion:Occupational accidents result in the highest number of deaths after traffic and home accidents. They have a significantly negative impact on both the workers’ health and national economy. In particular, in work places classified as dangerous and very dangerous, the employees are at a risk of accidents that may cause permanent injury and/or death. http://akademikaciltip.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/evaluation-of-occupational-accidents-in-a-tertiary/38687 occupational accidentsemergency departmentcosts |
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Hakan Hakkoymaz Cebrail Öztürk Ramazan Azim Okyay Muhammed Semih Gedik Ali ihsan Kilci Özlem Güler Fatih Nazmi Yaman Mehmet Koşargelir |
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Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in a Tertiary Emergency Department Introduction |
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Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in a Tertiary Emergency Department Introduction |
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Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in a Tertiary Emergency Department Introduction |
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Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in a Tertiary Emergency Department Introduction |
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evaluation of occupational accidents in a tertiary emergency department introduction |
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Galenos Yayinevi |
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Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Aim:Our study aimed to determine the characteristics of occupational accident cases admitted to an emergency department and evaluate these accidents in terms of emergency service cost.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study evaluated the age and gender of the patients, admission time, reason for admission and the sector in which the patient works. Trauma to the body area and the patients’ cost covered by Social Security Institution were also evaluated according to the hazard classification for business organisations.Results:The study included a total of 410 patients admitted to the emergency department due to occupational accidents. Of these, 95.9% were male, of which 30.0% were working in construction sectors. The maximum number of admissions was between 800 and 1200 hours at a frequency of 34.6%. Furthermore, the costs of occupational accidents that the workers were exposed to in very dangerous sectors were the highest (p=0.012).Conclusion:Occupational accidents result in the highest number of deaths after traffic and home accidents. They have a significantly negative impact on both the workers’ health and national economy. In particular, in work places classified as dangerous and very dangerous, the employees are at a risk of accidents that may cause permanent injury and/or death. |
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