Citation

Leixnering M, Pezzei C, Schenk C, Szolarz C, Jurkowitsch J, Quadlbauer S. Unfallchirurg 2017; 120(6): 531-536.

Vernacular Title

Hände gut – Alles gut : Die Präventionskampagne der österreichischen Allgemeinen Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA) zur Reduzierung von Handverletzungen.

Affiliation

Department of Traumatology, AUVA Unfallkrankenhaus Lorenz Böhler - European Hand Trauma Center, Donaueschingenstrasse 13, 1200, Wien, Österreich.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00113-017-0338-x

PMID

28258289

Abstract

Overall, 41% of all work-related accidents lead to a hand injury. In the younger generation, the incidence rate even rises to 50%. In Austria, these accidents result in approximately half a million sick leave days per annum, an average of 12.5 days per accident. In comparison, leisure-time hand injuries show a significantly higher accident rate: 60% of hand injuries occur during leisure time. Far fewer safety measures are taken and a lack of adequate training and a disregard for safety recommendations are observed.This large number of hand injuries led to the launch of a campaign in Austria in 2014-2015 called "Hände gut - Alles Gut", (Hands well - all's well). This campaign was aimed at reducing the costs, a sum of 309 million Euros, incurred solely from work-related hand accidents, by at least 5-10%.These exorbitantly high costs are not only due to severe hand trauma, most result from a multitude of slight and superficial wounds.

Language: de

Keywords

Accident prevention; Hand injury; Hand surgery; Prevention campaign; Quality assurance; Reduction of hand injuries