Research Article
Workplace-Related Traumatic Injuries: Insights from a Rapidly Developing Middle Eastern Country
Table 1
Characteristics of injured workers and injuries sustained, Qatar Trauma Registry, 2010–2012.
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| | Males | 1458 (97.5) | | Age (mean ± SD; yrs) | | | Age (range; yrs) | | | <20 | 26 (1.8) | | 20–30 | 611 (41.3) | | 31–40 | 472 (32) | | 41–50 | 240 (16) | | >50 | 130 (9) | | Nationality | | | Nepalese | 437 (29) | | Indian | 307 (21) | | Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan | 238 (16) | | Others | 514 (34) | | Mechanism of injury | | | Fall from height | 761 (51) | | Motor vehicle crash | 248 (16.6) | | Struck by heavy object | 268 (18) | | Machinery | 63 (4) | | Burns | 30 (2) | | Pedestrians (during work) | 34 (2.3) | | Others | 92 (6) | | Type of work | | | Laborers | 632 (42.4) | | Transport | 271 (18) | | Installation/repair | 173 (12) | | Carpenter | 133 (9) | | Housekeeping | 39 (2.6) | | Farming/fishing | 24 (1.6) | | Maintenance, ground cleaning | 21 (1.4) | | Forman | 18 (1.2) | | Others | 185 (12.3) | | No protective measures | 956 (64) | | Injury body region | | | Head | 307 (20.5) | | Chest | 385 (26) | | Lower extremities | 425 (28) | | Upper extremities | 347 (23) | | Abdomen | 276 (18) | | Pelvis | 207 (14) | | Skin and soft tissue injuries | 795 (53) | | Lumbar Spine | 308 (20.6 ) | | Thoracic Spine | 161 (10.8 ) | | Cervical spine | 92 (6.1 ) | | Procedures | | | Open reduction and internal fixation | 407 (27) | | Exploration laparotomy | 87 (6) | | Craniotomy | 44 (3) | | Closed reduction | 73 (5) | | External fixation | 36 (2.4) | | Thoracotomy | 9 (1) | | ICU length of stay (median, range) | 3 (1–64) | | Hospital length of stay (median, range) | 6 (1–192) | | Ventilation days (median, range) | 2 (1–21) | | Rehabilitation needed | 204 (13.6) | | Prehospital death/brought in dead (BID) | 22 (1.5) | | Mortality | 56 (3.7) |
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