ICJEM
Intercontinental Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Occupational accidents and injuries: clinical experiences of a tertiary hospital
Abstract
Aims: Occupational accidents are a significant public health problem due to mortality and morbidity. This study aims to examine the patients who applied to the emergency department due to occupational accidents and their clinical outcomes.
Methods: In this retrospective, descriptive, and cross-sectional study, patients older than 18 who applied to the emergency service of Samsun University Samsun Training and Research Hospital due to a work accident between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2023, were included. Data such as the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients, the mechanisms of the accidents, the season of the occupational accident, the injured anatomical regions of the patients, the clinical conditions requiring hospitalization, the hospitalized clinic, and whether mortality has developed or not recorded.
Results: Two hundred seventy patients were included in the study. 94.1% of the patients were male. There was no difference in age between men and women. Falling was the most common injury mechanism (49.3%). Extremity injuries were the most frequently injured anatomical location (51.8%). It was observed that occupational accidents occurred most frequently in summer (33.7%). Mortality developed in 2.6% (n=7) of the patients. It was determined that mortality did not develop in any of the patients admitted to the service, and the mortality rate was 13.6 % (6/44) among the patients who required intensive care treatment.
Conclusion: In this study, we determined that the injuries due to occupational accidents are primarily male and occur during the summer and fall seasons, orthopedic injuries occur more frequently, and the clinical follow-up style is essential in the outcome. The data obtained will guide the determination of the measures that can be taken to improve occupational safety.

Keywords : Occupational injuries, emergency medicine, tertiary hospital

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Article available in :
Volume 1, Issue 4, 2023
Page : 87-91
https://doi.org/10.51271/ICJEM-0022
Article Information
Received : 01 Ara 2023
Accepted : 26 Ara 2023
Published : 30 Ara 2023
Corresponding Author :

Hüseyin Tufan Yanık: Department of Emergency Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkiye

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Citation : Yadigaroğlu M, Yanık HT, Durmuş A, Ocak M, Yücel M, Güzel M. Occupational accidents and injuries: Occupational accidents and injuries: clinical experiences of a tertiary hospital. Intercont J Emerg Med. 2023;1(4):87-91.

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