Predisposing factors and pattern of injuries in industrial trauma

Trauma is one of the leading cause of presentation to the surgical emergency and one of the increasingly common causes of trauma is industrial occupation. industrial injuries are not only a constant threat to its workers but also constitute a considerable surgical emergency work load and such injuries pose a challenge to all surgeons. the objective is to enlist predisposing factors and pattern of injuries of industrial trauma. this descriptive study was carried out from jan 2006 to dec 2007 in the west surgical ward mayo hospital,lahore. one hundred patients aged >12 years with industrial trauma were included. the patients injured in some previous accidents and having amputation or surgical procedure done,were excluded. the pattern of injuries such as musculoskeletal 59%,abdominal 19%,vascular 9%,eye 8%,chest 4% and head injury 1% were recorded. it is concluded that injuries sustained by workers may be prevented by proper working techniques and conditions together with wearing of protective gadgets.