Medicolegal Evaluation of Non-Fatal Occupational Accidents (Şanlıurfa-Turkey)
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Abstract
Background/Aims: This study aims to describe injuries resulting from occupational accidents treated at a university hospital in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The study provides information on age, gender, date of occupational accident, occupational accident sector, type of occupational accident, location of the wound, presence of brain/visceral lesion, type of wound, and discharge status.
Methods: In the study, hospital records for the 10-year period between 2014-2023 were retrospectively examined to determine occupational accident cases. Patient data were obtained from the hospital information management system. Occupational accident sectors were classified and injury locations were categorized.
Results: A total of 127 occupational accident cases were identified, with 92.9% being male and 7.1% female. The mean age was 35.3 ±11.03 years. The construction sector (32.3%) was found to have the highest case rate. The most common injury types were cuts/crushing/cutting/penetration wounds (36.2%), fractures (27.8%), and blunt traumatic injuries (26.0%). Upper extremity trauma was the most frequent injury location (40.94%), followed by head trauma (14.96%) and lower extremity trauma (10.24%). Brain/internal organ lesions were present in 7 cases.
Conclusion: Our study emphasizes the importance of understanding injury patterns to improve workplace safety. In our study it is thought that work safety measures should be changed especially in the construction sector and protective measures for upper extremity injuries should be increased. Considering the regional and provincial differences in occupational accidents in our country, there is a need for multi-centered and larger dataset studies that include detailed statistical data on occupational accidents, sectors, and types of injuries.
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