Lucky carpenter: an unusual occupational eye accident/Sansli marangoz: siradisi mesleki goz yaralanmasi

A 34-year-old carpenter applied to our clinics with a 5-cm long wood stick which was stuck into his left lower orbital margin. Under general anesthesia, we explored his left eye and extracted the stick without any complication. This patient had an unusual presentation of an occupational eye injury....

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Published inTurk oftalmoloji gazetesi Vol. 44; no. 2; p. 167
Main Authors Unlu, Cihan, Akcali, Gulunay, Guney, Esra, Gunes, Alime, Akcay, Betul Ilkay Sezgin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Galenos Yayinevi Tic. Ltd 01.03.2014
Subjects
Carpenters
Case studies
Eye
Injuries
Workplace accidents
Turkey
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Summary:A 34-year-old carpenter applied to our clinics with a 5-cm long wood stick which was stuck into his left lower orbital margin. Under general anesthesia, we explored his left eye and extracted the stick without any complication. This patient had an unusual presentation of an occupational eye injury. Occupational eye injuries account for 12% of all work-related injuries, and 90% of those are preventable with simple measures. Key Words: Occupational eye injury, carpenter, eye protection in workplace Otuz dort yasinda bir marangoz 5 cm uzunlugundaki tahta cubuk sol alt orbita marjinine saplanmis vaziyette klinigimize basvurdu. Genel anestezi altinda sol gozune mudahele ettik ve cubugu komplikasyon olmadan disari cikarttik. Bu hasta, mesleki goz yaralanmasi olarak sira disi bir goruntuyle basvurdu. Mesleki goz yaralanmalari ise bagli yaralanmalarin %12'sini olusturur ve %90'i basit tedbirler ile onlenebilir. Anah tar Ke li me ler: Mesleki goz yaralanmasi, marangoz, isyerinde gozun korunmasi
ISSN:1300-0659
2147-2661
DOI:10.4274/tjo.63497