Hand injuries due to high-pressure injection devices for painting in shipyards: Circumstances, management, and outcome in twelve patients

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 539-542

  Valentino, Matteo ^a   Rapisarda, Venerando ^a   Fenga, Concettina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand injuries; High pressure equipment; Occupational injuries; Shipyard; Spray painting; Wound management

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; OIL; PAINT; SOLVENT; THINNER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PAINTING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESSURE; SHIPPING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AMPUTATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABLED PERSONS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; SHIPS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0038078412     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10218     Document Type: Article

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