Major workplace related accidents in Singapore: A major trauma centre's experience
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
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: 920-927, 2010.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>Major workplace related accidents pose a significant healthcare resource challenge in Singapore.</p><p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS</b>Our study looks at the epidemiology of patients who were admitted for workplace related accidents, in a single institution, with an Injury Severity Score of >9.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 196 cases of major workplace related accidents admitted between January 2006 and December 2007. The median age of patients admitted was 37 years with a large percentage being males (95.4%) and non-residents (57.1%). The most common ethnic group was Chinese (53.1%) followed by Indians (23.5%). The most common mechanism of injury was fall from height (66.3%) followed by injuries as a result of falling objects at work (21.9%). The percentage of patients who required surgical intervention was 69.9%. Patients admitted for major workplace related accidents had a median length of stay of 5 days in the hospital, a median length of 24 days of medical leave (ML), certifying them unfit for duty and the average cost of stay for each patient was S$11,000.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>We have a better understanding of the epidemiology and socio-economic impact of workplace related accidents through this study. Workplace related accidents result in significant number of man-days lost from work and monetary cost to employers, medical insurance and the hospital. With an improved understanding, we propose methods to prevent and reduce such accidents in future. A direct consequence of which will be the possible reduction of hospitalisation costs and better allocation of healthcare resources in the future.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Singapura
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Cirurgia Geral
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Centros de Traumatologia
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Acidentes de Trabalho
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Índices de Gravidade do Trauma
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Sistema de Registros
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Epidemiologia
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Ano de publicação:
2010
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