Hand Injuries in the Oil Fields of Brunei Darussalam
- Author:
Pramod Devkota
;
Shiraz Ahmad
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hand injury, trauma, oil field, digital fractures
- From:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
2013;7(1):49-51
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hands are essential organs and their agility and dexterity are vital to our daily lives. In the present study, we analysed 107 patients who presented at the local hospital with hand injuries sustained in the oil fields, oil industries and related employment sectors from the surrounding regions. All the patients were male and the mean age was 37.89 years (range,21-61y). Forty-seven (43.93%) patients had simple cut injuries, 14 patients (13.08%) had tendon injuries, 13 patients (12.14%) had amputation of the digit (30.84%) had
bone fractures (including 20 (66.66%) open fractures). Only
19 (17.75%) patients were admitted in hospital for further
treatment. Ninety-one (85.04%) patients injured within one
year of employment and 57(53.27%) patients were not
satisfied with instructions and orientation before starting
their job. Hand injury is one of the most common injuries in the oil industry and overtime work further increases
incidence of this injury.
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