Risk factors for occupational hand injuries: relationship between agency and finger.

Background: The aim of this study was to define the risk factors for occupational hand injuries and explore the relationship between the machines and the fingers injured, based on the records of a hospital in Turkey specialized in hand and microsurgery.

Methods: Five thousand twenty seven occupational hand injuries treated at a hand and microsurgery hospital between 1992 and 2005 were included in the study. All the injuries were retrospectively recoded according to ICD-10, (ICECI) and ILO recommendations.

Epidemiology of injuries treated at a hand and microsurgery hospital.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of injuries treated at a hand and microsurgery hospital between 1992 and 2005.

Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study based on medical records of a hand and microsurgery hospital in İzmir for the years 1992-2005. A total of 8,946 injuries involving 8,817 patients were included.

Risk perception of occupational hazards among dental health care workers in a dental hospital in Turkey.

Aims: To determine the factors associated with the level of occupational risk perceived by dental health care workers (DHCW), and to define the perceived sources of hazards.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: Izmir Dental Hospital in Turkey.