title: Hand injuries in foreign labour workers in an Irish university hospital.
abstract: The present study reports on a new, rapidly growing patient subpopulation presenting with hand injuries to the Department of Plastic Surgery in Cork University Hospital (Ireland). The impact of the 10 new European Union accession states on the trauma workload is examined. The associated growth in expenditure on interpreter services is also examined. Potential risk factors in the foreign workers' new working environment is explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Medical Centre, Freiburg, Germany;
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sattler
authors.forename: Dalia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tobbia
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Shaughnessy