Citation

Exadaktylos AK, Bournakas T, Eggli S, Zimmermann H, Iizuka T. Occup. Med. 2002; 52(1): 45-48.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland. exaris@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11872794

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of occupational maxillofacial injuries using a newly installed relational database. Twenty-six injuries were identified out of 28,624 patients admitted to the emergency unit during a 12 month period. Falls from height or being struck by moving objects were common causes of these injuries. Two-thirds of those identified were construction workers. This paper demonstrates the power of modern databases to identify specific occurrences that may provide the basis for prevention in the future.

Language: en