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 PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS FROM  http://www.fessh.com THERE IS NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS SITE AND  FESSH.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COMMON INTEREST IN PREVENTING HAND INJURY

The First Hand trauma prevention meeting was held in Bursa (Turkey) on June 25th, 2009

This meeting was organised by T Kaleli (Turkey), T Dubert (France) and Ph Bellemere (France) on behalf of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) and the Hand Trauma Committee (HTC)

This important event was a first attempt to give a comprehensive view of the importance of hand trauma.

In summary
  • Hand trauma is the first cause of sick leave following work related accidents.
  • A total of 8.8 million accidents occur in Europe every year.
  • Health care (surgery, rehabilitation, hospitalisation) expenses represent only about 20% of the total expenses as opposed to financial compensation (paid sick leave and sequelae) that account for 80%
  • The incidence of work-related Hand trauma shows unequal distribution among European Countries (25% to 60%).
  • Efficient prevention plans can reduce hand trauma in work place by up to 50%
  • Lack of prevention in daily life activities is alarming
The data collected in this meeting is a valuable justification for prioritizing Hand Injury Prevention on the health policy agenda of the European Union. Presentations of this meeting are downloadable for  free by following the link to the fessh above.

 

 


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