| Document ID (ISN) | 59032 |
| CIS number |
92-1884 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0212-1050 - Mapfre seguridad |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Núñez-Samper Pizarroso C., Jato Díaz A.M., Sobrino Serrano F.J. |
| Title |
Foreign object accidents |
| Original title |
Accidentes por cuerpo extraño [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
2nd Quarter 1992, No.46, p.37-39. Illus. |
| Abstract |
After conducting a retrospective study of clinical histories of patients who came to the emergency department of a Spanish hospital for treatment of foreign object injuries, it was found that two out of three foreign object injuries affected the ocular region. The mechanisms through which foreign objects enter the body and cause damage are reviewed, as well as actions to take in case of accidents and appropriate preventive measures kept (personal protection). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
foreign bodies; eye injuries; face and eye protection |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
personal protective equipment |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Face and eye protection
|
