BACKGROUND The investigation of geographic variation in occupational injuries has received little attention. Young workers 15 to 24 years are of particular concern because they consistently show elevated occupational injury rates compared to older workers. The present study sought to: (a) to describe the geographic variation of work injuries; (b) to determine whether geographic variation remain...

A case of occupational hydrofluoric acid exposure is presented, accentuating the importance of eliciting an occupational history during the initial emergency department evaluation. Patients who present with major hydrofluoric acid burns are at risk for systemic complications, including potentially fatal hypocalcemia. Information regarding the accident and workplace circumstances may well allow ...

Dear Editor, Burns and trauma represent two of the most severe injuries that both developing and developed countries face today. Concomitant burn and traumatic injuries are significant in terms of disease burden and cost of treatment due to associated high morbidity and mortality. Existing literature for burn and traumatic injuries encompass injuries derived from terrorism, warfare, natural dis...

Operation Resolute is a peace enforcement mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which commenced on 20 December 1995. During Weeks 1-26 of the operation a total of 405 British personnel were repatriated on medical grounds, out of a mean force size of 9,299. We analysed these repatriations by clinical category and according to final destination. In addition we carried out a focused analysis of the 87 me...

this study was conducted to determine the causes and outcomes of burn in patients referred to shahid mohammadi hospital in bandar abbass, southern iran, in which 212 burned patients were assessed from march 2007 to march 2008 .mean age of patients was 22.14 yr. heat contact was the main cause of burn with 92.5%. 49.1% of total burns occurred among less than 20 yr old people. mortality rate was ...

THIS volume is the successor to "The Treatment of Burns", the second edition of which was published ten years ago. It has been re-named to emphasise the importance of the team approach which is so vital to the care of the severely burnt patient. The late Curtis Artz, his two co-editors and the other forty contributors are all present or former members of the staff of the U.S. Army Institute of ...

INTRODUCTION In the United Kingdom, the incidence of assault by burning and of self inflicted burns increased significantly over the last decade. This has major implications both for service providers and society as a whole. Our aim was to investigate the differences in patients' characteristics, management and outcome following a burn sustained by either an assault or self immolation. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Chemical burns occur frequently in western Zhejiang Province. This study documents the epidemiology of chemical burns in the region using burn data from a local specialized hospital. Results from this analysis will assist in the planning of prevention strategies for high-risk occupations and groups. METHODS A 10-year retrospective analysis was conducted for all patients with chemic...

AIMS To evaluate an occupational health intervention programme for workers at risk for early retirement. METHODS Between April 1997 and May 1998, 116 employees of a large company who were older than 50 years indicated that they would not be able to work up to their retirement. They were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 61) or control group (n = 55). The intervention programme lasted ...