THE ROLE OF EYE PROTECTION IN WORK-RELATED EYE INJURIES
THE ROLE OF EYE PROTECTION IN WORK-RELATED EYE INJURIES
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1442-9071.1995.tb00137.x
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1995-05-01
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TAOUK, Y
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FONG, LP;TAOUK, Y
目的/背景：维多利亚州伤害监测系统最近对综合医院的一项调查发现，眼外伤占工伤的15%。由于职业性眼损伤的情况以前没有得到充分的记录，因此需要确定其与职业、行业和工作安全实践（包括安全眼镜的使用）的关联，以便为高危人群制定适当的预防策略。设计和设置：通过对皇家维多利亚眼耳医院治疗的所有眼外伤的前瞻性横断面调查，对与工作有关的病例进行人口统计学分析，职业和安全眼镜信息。以医院为基础的数据进行了补充，从WorkCover当局和劳动力统计信息，以获得发病率和成本estimations.Results：有9390眼外伤在18个月的调查期间，42%（n=3923）的总和29%（n=52）的穿透性眼外伤发生在工作中。最常见的受伤者是金属、汽车和建筑行业的工人，包括打磨和钻孔（占门诊病人的41%）和锤击（占眼球穿透伤的53%）。汽车行业的工人发生穿透伤的频率最高，大多数人都暴露在锤击的环境中，也最不可能佩戴安全眼镜。眼睛经常受伤（占工伤的10%），并且通过正确使用安全眼镜可以高度预防，一个具有成本效益的干预措施，可能会节省5900万美元的工作成本-在澳大利亚的职业和家庭环境中的类型活动。
Purpose/Background: A recent survey of general hospitals by the Victorian Injury Surveillance System found that ocular trauma represented 15% of work-related injuries. As circumstances surrounding occupational eye injuries have been poorly documented previously, their associations to occupation, industry and work-safety practices, including safety eyewear use, need to be identified to develop appropriate preventive strategies for high-risk groups.Design and Setting: From a prospective cross-sectional survey of all eye injuries treated at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, work-related cases were analysed for demographic, occupational and safety eye-wear information. Hospital-based data were supplemented by information from WorkCover Authorities and Labour Force statistics to derive incidence and cost estimates.Results: There were 9390 eye injuries during the 18-month survey period; 42% (n=3923) of total and 29% (n=52) of penetrating ocular injuries occurred at work. The most frequently injured were metal, automotive and building trades workers grinding and drilling (41% of outpatients) and hammering (53% of penetrating eye injuries). Automotive workers had the highest frequency for penetrating injuries, and most were exposed to hammering and were also the least likely to wear safety eye-wear.Conclusion: Eye injuries are frequent (10% of work-related injuries) and highly preventable by the correct use of safety eye-wear, a cost-effective intervention that may result in cost savings of $59 million for work-type activities in the occupational and domestic settings in Australia each year.