@article{ref1,
title="Work-related injuries of the hand: data from an occupational injury/illness surveillance system",
journal="Journal of community health",
year="1992",
author="Hahn, J. J. and Oleske, D. M.",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="205-219",
abstract="Administrative and clinical data from a network of occupational medicine clinics were combined to evaluate the utility of these data in the surveillance of non-fatal occupational injuries. Incident cases of work-related hand injuries were characterized to evaluate that process. In 1988, hand and finger injuries were found to be among the most common (n = 4,120) of all occupational injuries recorded in the system. Hand/finger injuries accounted for 30.0 percent of all episodes of work-related injuries treated, with the incidence of these decreasing with increasing company size. Hand injuries were found to be potentially severe with nearly 20 percent resulting from a crushing motion and nearly 10 percent being fractures or amputations. Hands being caught in machines or struck by metal items or hand tools accounted for 36.2 percent of the injuries. A surveillance system based upon ambulatory care data can be a feasible method for identifying priority areas for the prevention of work-related injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0094-5145",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}