2012
DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2012.49354
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Foreign body traumas of the eye managed in an emergency department of a single-institution

Abstract: AMAÇYüzeysel korneal yabancı cisimler acil servise sık başvu-ran olgulardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, acil servise yabancı cisimlerle oluşan göz travmasıyla başvuran olguları tanımlamak ve göz travmasının önlenmesi ve acil servis yö-netim stratejilerini tartışmaktır. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEMÇalışma geçmiş iki yılın kayıtları incelenerek geriye dönük olarak yapıldı. Demografik bilgiler, yaralanma zamanı, yaralanma tipi (açık veya kapalı glob yaralanması), yabancı cismin ne olduğu, hastane yatış ve oftalmoloji konsültasyo-nu… Show more

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“…These preventable injuries cause additional bur den on the national economy, adjustment problems, and psycho logical morbidity (5,12) . In a study conducted in Turkey, metal fragments caused 37% of all superficial corneal FB injuries, but the occupational injury ratio and the causes of injury were not defined in that study (13) . In our study, occupational injuries occurred during metal cutting (65%) or welding (22%), whereas 13% had an unknown origin.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These preventable injuries cause additional bur den on the national economy, adjustment problems, and psycho logical morbidity (5,12) . In a study conducted in Turkey, metal fragments caused 37% of all superficial corneal FB injuries, but the occupational injury ratio and the causes of injury were not defined in that study (13) . In our study, occupational injuries occurred during metal cutting (65%) or welding (22%), whereas 13% had an unknown origin.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similarly, in the study of Ozkurt et al (5), all the workers with foreign body eye injuries were males and their mean age was 32.5±1.0 (range 14-57) years. WREI have been reported to be more common among young male workers (8,15).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The most common cause of eye injuries are due to corneal foreign bodies (5,6,18). Corneal metallic foreign body injury, which is preventible, makes up a substantial part of ophtalmological emergencies (8,9). It has been known that work-related eye injuries can be significantly reduced and prevented with the use of protective eye wear (4,19,20).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Patients with a corneal foreign body (FB) form an important group of people presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with ocular complaints [1,2]. This makes it important for doctors working in the ED to be familiar with the procedure of corneal FB removal.…”
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confidence: 99%