TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiological pattern of hand injuries and impact of machine-cut hand injuries in a tertiary care hospital in South India
AU - Gupta, Akriti
AU - Kamath, Rajesh
AU - Bhat, Anil
AU - Sekaran, Varalakshmi Chandra
AU - Salins, Prajwal
AU - D’souza, Brayal
AU - Kamath, Sagarika
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - Hand injuries are the most common injuries. They account for 6.6% to 28.6% of all injuries and also constitute 5-10% of emergency department (ED) visits nationwide in the U. S. There is a lack of awareness of the significance of hand injuries across all sectors: business and industry, government and non-government sectors. Hand injuries impose a significant economic burden as about 11% of workers who sustain hand injuries never return to their jobs. Additionally, the social,economic and physical impact of disabilities (permanent or temporary) on the loss of productive working hours is a huge burden on the community.
AB - Hand injuries are the most common injuries. They account for 6.6% to 28.6% of all injuries and also constitute 5-10% of emergency department (ED) visits nationwide in the U. S. There is a lack of awareness of the significance of hand injuries across all sectors: business and industry, government and non-government sectors. Hand injuries impose a significant economic burden as about 11% of workers who sustain hand injuries never return to their jobs. Additionally, the social,economic and physical impact of disabilities (permanent or temporary) on the loss of productive working hours is a huge burden on the community.
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U2 - 10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00976.2
DO - 10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00976.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053862399
SN - 0976-0245
VL - 9
SP - 100
EP - 105
JO - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
JF - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
IS - 9
ER -
