Research Article

The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department

Volume: 1 Number: 4 December 30, 2018
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The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department

Abstract

Introduction: Hand injuries are a common condition that causes serious loss of labor and  skill function. İn Turkey, studies on the epidemiology and causes of hand injuries is limited. The purpose of this study was to determine the etiology, demographic characteristics, clinical findings and outcomes of patients who applied to  emergency department with open hand injury and to obtain data that can be used as a preliminary model for future protective programs.

Material and Method: Between January 2010- December 2013, records of 1180 of  patients who applied to  emergency department for an isolated open hand injury were retrospectively reviewed. The records were examined for age, sex, date of application, occupation, cause of injury, localization or  type of injury, medical treatments and outcome.

Results: 889 (75.3%) of the patients were male. The average age of the patients included in the study was 32.47 ± 18.51. When the days of injury were examined, injury was generally seen on Friday with 185 patients (15.7%). The main cause of the injuries were 699 (59.2%) home accidents. 103 cases (8.7%) were working in wooden work. The most commonly encountered injury was cuts on skin (50.5%), as observed in 596 cases. 488 (41.4%) of the cases were primary sutured and 788 (66.8%) of the cases were discharged.

Conclusion: Patients who are admitted to emergency department  due to hand injuries, most of them are young male patients. It is possible to reduce labor and economic losses with early treatment of hand injuries and appropriate rehabilitation. We think that the training of employees in occupational health and the promotion of the use of protective clothes and the strict control mechanism to be created are the main measures.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2018

Submission Date

September 11, 2018

Acceptance Date

October 3, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 4

APA
Yalçın, İ. G., Bedel, C., Tomruk, Ö., Beceren, N. G., & Armağan, H. H. (2018). The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, 1(4), 75-79. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.459090
AMA
1.Yalçın İG, Bedel C, Tomruk Ö, Beceren NG, Armağan HH. The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2018;1(4):75-79. doi:10.32322/jhsm.459090
Chicago
Yalçın, İsa Gökhan, Cihan Bedel, Önder Tomruk, Nesrin Gökben Beceren, and Hamit Hakan Armağan. 2018. “The Investigation of Open Hand Injury Patients Presenting to Emergency Department”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 1 (4): 75-79. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.459090.
EndNote
Yalçın İG, Bedel C, Tomruk Ö, Beceren NG, Armağan HH (December 1, 2018) The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 1 4 75–79.
IEEE
[1]İ. G. Yalçın, C. Bedel, Ö. Tomruk, N. G. Beceren, and H. H. Armağan, “The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department”, J Health Sci Med / JHSM, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 75–79, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.32322/jhsm.459090.
ISNAD
Yalçın, İsa Gökhan - Bedel, Cihan - Tomruk, Önder - Beceren, Nesrin Gökben - Armağan, Hamit Hakan. “The Investigation of Open Hand Injury Patients Presenting to Emergency Department”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 1/4 (December 1, 2018): 75-79. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.459090.
JAMA
1.Yalçın İG, Bedel C, Tomruk Ö, Beceren NG, Armağan HH. The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2018;1:75–79.
MLA
Yalçın, İsa Gökhan, et al. “The Investigation of Open Hand Injury Patients Presenting to Emergency Department”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, vol. 1, no. 4, Dec. 2018, pp. 75-79, doi:10.32322/jhsm.459090.
Vancouver
1.İsa Gökhan Yalçın, Cihan Bedel, Önder Tomruk, Nesrin Gökben Beceren, Hamit Hakan Armağan. The investigation of open hand injury patients presenting to emergency department. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2018 Dec. 1;1(4):75-9. doi:10.32322/jhsm.459090

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