The economic impact of electric saw injuries to the hand.

Hoxie SC; Capo JA; Dennison DG

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PURPOSE: Injuries from electric saws cause considerable hand trauma. This study is designed to provide information detailing the costs of these injuries. METHODS: The study was performed in a tertiary referral academic medical center. The records of patients injured by electric table saws were reviewed. Information regarding demographics, injury severity, medical expense, and time lost from work was analyzed. The patients were stratified by injury severity for further analysis. The mean wage for the region was used to estimate costs of time away from work. The Consumer Protection Agency's review was used to estimate the nationwide burden of these injuries. RESULTS: The study group included 134 patients. Of these patients, 126 were male and 8 were female. The dominant hand was injured in 20; the nondominant, in 114. The mean age was 47.0 years. The mean time lost from work was 64 days. The mean cost of medical expenses for all patients was Dollars 22,086, with Dollars 8,668 in lost wages, for a total of Dollars 30,754 mean cost per injury. The total economic burden for the injuries in this study is Dollars 4,121,097. These injuries represent a spectrum of severity, with minor injuries incurring lower hospital fees and requiring less time off work as compared to more involved injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Electric saws cause a wide spectrum of injuries that result in not only tremendous physical and emotional pain but also substantial economic impact as well. Technologies that would prevent such injuries would be a socioeconomic advancement. Federal mandates to implement such technologies should be encouraged.

机译：目的：电锯造成的伤害会导致严重的手外伤。本研究旨在提供详细说明这些伤害成本的信息。方法：该研究是在三级转诊学术医学中心进行的。回顾了电动台锯受伤的患者的记录。分析了有关人口统计，伤害严重性，医疗费用和工作时间损失的信息。根据损伤严重程度对患者进行分层以进一步分析。该地区的平均工资被用来估计非工作时间的成本。消费者保护局的审查被用来估算这些伤害在全国范围内的负担。结果：研究组包括134例患者。这些患者中，男性126例，女性8例。优势手在20中受伤;占114位。平均年龄为47.0岁。平均下班时间为64天。所有患者的医疗费用平均成本为22,086美元，工资损失为8,668美元，每次伤害平均成本为30,754美元。这项研究中受伤的总经济负担为4,121,097美元。这些伤害代表着严重程度，与更多伤者相比，轻伤导致较低的住院费用和更少的下班时间。结论：电锯造成广泛的伤害，不仅造成巨大的身体和情感痛苦，而且还造成重大的经济影响。防止此类伤害的技术将是社会经济的进步。应鼓励联邦政府强制实施此类技术。

The economic impact of electric saw injuries to the hand.

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