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Author: search.filters.author.Serinken, MustafaSubject: search.filters.subject.trauma

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    Causes and characteristics of work-related eye injuries in western Turkey
    (WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS, 2013-01-01) Serinken, Mustafa; Turkcuer, Ibrahim; Cetin, Ebru Nevin; Yilmaz, Atakan; Elicabuk, Hayri; Karcioglu, Ozgur
    Objectives: To analyze descriptive data and characteristics of work-related eye injuries (WREI) admitted into the emergency department (ED) and obtain information to utilize in planning measures to prevent WREI. Materials and Methods: This prospective study recruited patients with WREI admitted to the center in the two-year study period. Only the casualties occurred at the workplace and while working constituted the sample. The data were collected via face-to-face contact in the ED. Results: Males comprised the majority of the sample (95.3\%, n = 778) and mean age of the patients was 28.1 +/- 6.5 (range: 15-54) with the biggest percentage in between 25 and 34 years of age (46.2\%, n = 377). Most patients were working in the metal and machinery sectors (66.4\%, n = 542). Nearly half of the patients had less than 1 year of experience (50.4\%, n = 411). The most common mechanism of WREI was noted to be exposures to welding light (26.9\%, n = 219), followed by drilling/cutting injuries (21.1\%, n = 172). ``Carelessness{''} and ``hurrying up{''} were the most commonly reported causes of WREIs among `worker-related causes' (21.4\% and 16.1\%, respectively). Lack of protective measures ranked the highest among workplace-related causes (18.7\%, n = 207). Conclusions: Programs to increase awareness on workplace safety and sound preventive strategies for both parties-employers and employees are to be pursued. Occupational safety efforts should include training on workplace eye safety and campaigns to raise knowledgeability on this disease among workers.
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    If There Is No Trauma History, What's Happened?
    (AVES, 2014-01-01) Yaylaci, Serpil; Serinken, Mustafa
    Introduction: Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is probably an underestimated diagnosis. It is the leading cause of death from child abuse. Crying is thought to contribute to the act of shaking. Case Report: A4-month-old girl presented to the emergency room with convulsions. She was unconscious with dilated pupils. In the detailed physical examination, she did not have any head or body trauma signs. The eye fundus examination showed extended retinal hemorrhagic areas. Her brain computerized tomography examination revealed a subdural hematoma at the posterior fossa near the posterior cerebellum at the level of the cisterna magna. The girl was admitted to the extensive care unit, where she died after 5 days. Her mother confessed that she had shaken the baby. Conclusion: Shaken baby syndrome should be kept in mind with a baby with no trauma history and no trauma signs in the physical examination. An inconsistent history must alert for emergency physicians.