TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Hospital contacts due to injuries among male drivers working for road goods-transport contractors in Denmark
JO  - International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health
A1  - Shibuya, Hitomi
A1  - Hannerz, Harald
A1  - Mikkelsen, Kim Lyngby
A1  - Cleal, Bryan
A1  - Gubba, Lotte
SP  - 59
EP  - 66
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - Objectives: To establish a detailed picture of injury pattern among professional goods-transport drivers in Denmark. Methods: For each calendar year over the period of 1995-2003, the age-standardized hospital contact ratios (SHRs) for injury were calculated for male drivers working for road goods-transport contractors in Denmark. The reference population was the male skilled/semiskilled subpopulation of the general workforce in Denmark. Results: No differences in the rate of injury-related hospital contact could be found between male goods-transport drivers and the reference population between 1995 and 1999. However, in the following period of 2000-2003, elevated rates of injury-related hospital contact were noted among goods-transport drivers, compared with the reference population. Furthermore, the injury-related SHR of goods-transport drivers showed a significant increase throughout the period of 1995-2003. Injuries to ankles/feet/toes were prominent among goods-transport drivers. Compared with the reference population, male goods-transport drivers had elevated rates of superficial injuries, dislocations/sprains/strains, fractures, and concussion. The superficial injuries were sustained most frequently in the ankles/feet/toes, open wounds in head/neck, dislocations/sprains/strains in ankles/feet/toes, and fractures in wrists/hands/fingers and ankles/feet/toes. Conclusion: There is a clear need for efforts to prevent work injuries among goods-transport drivers. Special attention should be paid to preventing fractures in wrists/hands/fingers and ankles/feet/toes, dislocations/sprains/strains in ankles/feet/toes, open wounds in head/neck, and concussion.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1232-1087
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10001-008-0005-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -