The Economic Impact of Hand Injuries

Abstract

The socio-economic effect of 156 hand injuries was studied prospectively. The average cost per injury was IR 474.28 pounds of the more serious injuries utilized two-thirds of the resources and resulted in 83% of the days lost from work. In the working population approximately 50% of hand injuries occurred at work. In assessing the economic impact of hand injuries, labour costs account for 55 to 65% of costs. Amputation and complicated laceration were the most costly and resulted in more days lost at work. Injuries at work result in greater costs because they involve more serious injuries, and because workers requiring manual skills need a higher level of hand rehabilitation to return to work. Unless the labour costs are taken into account, the true impact of hand injuries is greatly underestimated.

Investigation of Relationship Between Severity of Injury, Return to Work, Impairment and Activity Participation in Hand and Forearm Injuries

“…Bu sonuçlar, hastaların gün-lük yaşam aktivitelerine daha geç dönmesi, işe geri dönüşün gecikmesi, ekstremitenin görünümü, sosyal ve mesleki aktivitelerdeki kısıtlanmalarla ortaya çıkan psikolojik problemlerle birlikte seyretmektedir. [1][2][3] Yaralanmanın ciddiyeti, tipi ve yaralanan yapıların özellikleri gibi faktörlerin rehabilitasyonun uzun dönem sonuçlarını ve işe geri dönüşü etkileyen farklı unsurlar oldukları rapor edilmiştir. [3][4][5][6][7] El yaralanmaları hastaların günlük yaşamda yaptıkları işleri olumsuz yönde etkileyerek, büyük bir stres kaynağı ve yaşamdan kopma sebebi olabilir.…”

“…Investigation of the relationship between severity of injury, return to work, impairment, and activity participation in hand and forearm injuries Negihan Çakır, P.T., 1 BACKGROUND: Forearm and hand injuries are the main cause of work-related disability. This study was planned to investigate the relationship between severity of injury, time of return to work, impairment, and activity participation of patients with hand and forearm injuries.…”

Occupational Hand Injuries Treated at a Tertiary Care Facility in Western Turkey

“…Thus, not surprizingly, hand injuries are the most frequent bodily traumas sustained at work 1) . Hand injuries due to occupational accidents or work-related hand injuries (WRHI) lead to more serious consequences than any other organs in terms of both clinical courses and economic losses 2) . These injuries are as preventable as the other bodily traumas 3) .…”

Ambulante und kurzzeitstation�re Handchirurgie

“…Für die Handchirurgie ist bislang das politische und teilweise auch fachliche Verständnis bedenkenswert; Handeingriffe gelten oft noch als "kleine Eingriffe",die als Nebenprodukt neben der "großen Chirurgie" laufen. Dass spezielle handchirurgische Kenntnisse und eine entsprechend qualifizierte und intensive Nachbehandlung eher Kosten senken können als gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Direktiven über die Art und Folgebehandlung eines Eingriffes,ist leider derzeit "Insider-Wissen" der handchirurgisch Tätigen.Es gibt eine Reihe von Publikationen, die die sekundären Kosten beispielsweise nach unterschätzten Infektionen [10] oder "kleinen Handverletzungen" [8,13] benennen. Unter den derzeitigen Voraussetzungen ist zu befürch-ten, dass neben den tatsächlich fachgerecht ausgeführten "kleinen" Eingriffen wie Karpaltunnelspaltungen oder Ringbandspaltungen die Sekundärkosten durch verzögerte Gesundung und Rehabilitation ansteigen werden.…”