title: The consequences to the injured of occupational accidents. A follow-up study of an emergency department material.
abstract: The consequences of occupational accidents to the injured have been studied in a follow-up investigation of an emergency department material comprising almost 7 000 patients. The accident resulted in sick leave for 51% (on average 14.9 working days), in a reduced income for 31% (on average 2 125 Danish 1982 kroner), in a prolonged physical handicap for 6%, in hospitalization for 4.2% (on average 27 days), and in occupational consequences for 1.5%.
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000191:economics; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014942:Workers' Compensation