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Occupational Medicine 52:45-48 (2002)
Copyright © 2002 Society of Occupational Medicine

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Maxillofacial injuries related to work accidents: a new concept of a hospital-based full electronic occupational trauma surveillance system

A. K. Exadaktylos, T. Bournakas, S. Eggli, H. Zimmermann and T. Iizuka

Departments of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland

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.

Keywords      Computer; hospital; occupational; surveillance; trauma


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