HOSPITAL CONTACTS DUE TO INJURIES AMONG<br /> MALE DRIVERS WORKING FOR ROAD GOODSTRANSPORT<br /> CONTRACTORS IN DENMARK
Journal Title: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - Year 2008, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Objectives: [/b]To establish a detailed picture of injury pattern among professional goods-transport drivers in Denmark.[b] Methods:[/b] For each calendar year over the period of 1995–2003, the age-standardized hospital contact ratios (SHRs) for injury were calculated for male drivers working for road goods-transport contractors in Denmark. The reference population was the male skilled/semiskilled subpopulation of the general workforce in Denmark.[b] Results:[/b] No differences in the rate of injury-related hospital contact could be found between male goods-transport drivers and the reference population between 1995 and 1999. However, in the following period of 2000–2003, elevated rates of injury-related hospital contact were noted among goods-transport drivers, compared with the reference population. Furthermore, the injury-related SHR of goods-transport drivers showed a signifi cant increase throughout the period of 1995–2003. Injuries to ankles/feet/toes were prominent among goods-transport drivers. Compared with the reference population, male goods-transport drivers had elevated rates of superfi cial injuries, dislocations/sprains/strains, fractures, and concussion. The superfi cial injuries were sustained most frequently in the ankles/feet/toes, open wounds in head/neck, dislocations/sprains/strains in ankles/feet/toes, and fractures in wrists/hands/fi ngers and ankles/feet/toes. [b]Conclusion: [/b]There is a clear need for efforts to prevent work injuries among goods-transport drivers. Special attention should be paid to preventing fractures in wrists/hands/fi ngers and ankles/feet/toes, dislocations/sprains/strains in ankles/feet/toes, open wounds in head/neck, and concussion.
Authors and Affiliations
HITOMI SHIBUYA, HARALD HANNERZ, KIM LYNGBY MIKKELSEN, BRYAN CLEAL, LOTTE GUBBA
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