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Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study
BACKGROUND: Work-related burns are common among occupational injuries. Zhejiang Province is an industrial area with a high incidence of chemical burns. We aimed to survey epidemiological features of chemical burns in Zhejiang province to determine associated factors and acquire data for developing a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21958110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-746 |
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author | Zhang, Yuan H Han, Chun M Chen, Guo X Ye, Chun J Jiang, Rui M Liu, Li P Ni, Liang F |
author_facet | Zhang, Yuan H Han, Chun M Chen, Guo X Ye, Chun J Jiang, Rui M Liu, Li P Ni, Liang F |
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description | BACKGROUND: Work-related burns are common among occupational injuries. Zhejiang Province is an industrial area with a high incidence of chemical burns. We aimed to survey epidemiological features of chemical burns in Zhejiang province to determine associated factors and acquire data for developing a strategy to prevent and treat chemical burns. METHODS: Questionnaires were developed, reviewed and validated by experts, and sent to 25 hospitals in Zhejiang province to prospectively collect data of 492 chemical burn patients admitted during one year from Sept. 1, 2008 to Aug. 31, 2009. Questions included victims' characteristics and general condition, injury location, causes of accident, causative chemicals, total body surface area burn, concomitant injuries, employee safety training, and awareness level of protective measures. Surveys were completed for each of burn patients by burn department personnel who interviewed the hospitalized patients. RESULTS: In this study, 417 victims (87.61%) got chemical burn at work, of which 355 victims (74.58%) worked in private or individual enterprises. Most frequent chemicals involved were hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid. Main causes of chemical injury accidents were inappropriate operation of equipment or handling of chemicals and absence of or failure to use effective individual protection. CONCLUSIONS: Most chemical burns are preventable occupational injuries that can be attributed to inappropriate operation of equipment or handling of chemicals, lack of employee awareness about appropriate action and lack of effective protective equipment and training. Emphasis on safety education and protection for workers may help protect workers and prevent chemical burns. |
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spelling | pubmed-31967122011-10-20 Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study Zhang, Yuan H Han, Chun M Chen, Guo X Ye, Chun J Jiang, Rui M Liu, Li P Ni, Liang F BMC Public Health Research Article BACKGROUND: Work-related burns are common among occupational injuries. Zhejiang Province is an industrial area with a high incidence of chemical burns. We aimed to survey epidemiological features of chemical burns in Zhejiang province to determine associated factors and acquire data for developing a strategy to prevent and treat chemical burns. METHODS: Questionnaires were developed, reviewed and validated by experts, and sent to 25 hospitals in Zhejiang province to prospectively collect data of 492 chemical burn patients admitted during one year from Sept. 1, 2008 to Aug. 31, 2009. Questions included victims' characteristics and general condition, injury location, causes of accident, causative chemicals, total body surface area burn, concomitant injuries, employee safety training, and awareness level of protective measures. Surveys were completed for each of burn patients by burn department personnel who interviewed the hospitalized patients. RESULTS: In this study, 417 victims (87.61%) got chemical burn at work, of which 355 victims (74.58%) worked in private or individual enterprises. Most frequent chemicals involved were hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid. Main causes of chemical injury accidents were inappropriate operation of equipment or handling of chemicals and absence of or failure to use effective individual protection. CONCLUSIONS: Most chemical burns are preventable occupational injuries that can be attributed to inappropriate operation of equipment or handling of chemicals, lack of employee awareness about appropriate action and lack of effective protective equipment and training. Emphasis on safety education and protection for workers may help protect workers and prevent chemical burns. BioMed Central 2011-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3196712/ /pubmed/21958110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-746 Text en Copyright ©2011 Zhang et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhang, Yuan H Han, Chun M Chen, Guo X Ye, Chun J Jiang, Rui M Liu, Li P Ni, Liang F Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study |
title | Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study |
title_full | Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study |
title_fullStr | Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study |
title_short | Factors associated with chemical burns in Zhejiang province, China: An epidemiological study |
title_sort | factors associated with chemical burns in zhejiang province, china: an epidemiological study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21958110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-746 |
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