Evaluation of non-fatal work-related injuries presenting to al khor hospital emergency department in Qatar
Joint Authors
Ibrahim, J.
Muhammad O. H.
al-Hardello O. A.
Mirza S. A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2012), pp.42-45, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2012-06-30
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Work-related injuries constitute a large sector of patients seen at Al Khor Hospital's Emergency Depart¬ment.
The aim of this study is to describe the charac¬teristics, frequency and mechanism of work-related injuries presenting to the emergency department.
Pa¬tients of all ages with work-related injuries presenting to the Emergency Department at Al Khor Hospital at any time, from May to November 2009, were included in the study.
Domestic injuries were excluded from the study.
Characters of the patients and injuries were described.
The study included 903 patients.
The mean age was 32.73 years (standard deviation 8.565).
Most patients were construction workers, 346 (39.1 %), and mechanical workers, 262 (29.6 %).
The types of non-fatal work related injury were: hands injuries, 329(36.4 %), contusions, 239 (26.5 %) and cuts, 205 (22.7 %).
The main mechanisms of injury involved heavy objects falling on patients, 191 (21.2 %).
Wearing personal protective gear was reported in 546 (60.5 %) patients, and having training to use it was reported in 510 (56.5 %) cases.
Wearing protective equipment was lower in mechanical workers (62.6 %) and construction workers (57.4 %) who had the higher percentage of work related injuries (29.6 % and 39.1 % respectively), [E1] P value <0.001.
There was a positive correlation between the level of education and wearing protec¬tive equipment (P value 0.002).
Our findings affirm that safety precaution and proper training on how to use the personal protective equipment is needed from companies in industrial areas to reduce the incidence of work related injury.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad O. H.& Kilani H.& al-Hardello O. A.& Ibrahim, J.& Mirza S. A.. 2012. Evaluation of non-fatal work-related injuries presenting to al khor hospital emergency department in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.42-45.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hardello O. A.…[et al.]. Evaluation of non-fatal work-related injuries presenting to al khor hospital emergency department in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 1 (Jun. 2012), pp.42-45.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad O. H.& Kilani H.& al-Hardello O. A.& Ibrahim, J.& Mirza S. A.. Evaluation of non-fatal work-related injuries presenting to al khor hospital emergency department in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal. 2012. Vol. 21, no. 1, pp.42-45.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-366229
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 45
Record ID
BIM-366229