Traumatic Brain Injury in the Workplace

The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques
Michael PaciJudith Marcoux

Abstract

Work-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are not well documented in the literature. Published studies mostly rely on worker databases that fail to provide clinically relevant information. Our objective is to describe the characteristics of hospitalized patients and their work-related TBI. We used the Québec provincial trauma and TBI program databases to identify all patients with a diagnosis of work-related TBI admitted to the Montreal General Hospital, a level 1 trauma center, between 2000 and 2014. Data from their medical records were extracted using a predetermined information sheet. Simple descriptive statistics (means and percentages) were used to summarize the data. A total of 285 cases were analyzed. Workplace TBI patients were middle-aged (mean, 43.62 years), overwhelmingly male (male:female 18:1), mostly healthy, and had completed a high school level education. Most workers were from the construction industry; falling was the most common mechanism of injury. The majority of patients (76.8%) presented with a mild TBI; only a minority (14%) required neurosurgery. The most common finding on computed tomography was skull fracture. The median length of hospitalization was 7 days, after which most patients were discharge...Continue Reading

References

Jul 13, 1974·Lancet·G Teasdale, B Jennett
Jul 1, 1994·American Journal of Public Health·N J Heyer, G M Franklin
Dec 1, 1993·Human Factors·J Agnew, A J Suruda
Nov 1, 1996·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·D X CifuB E Wall
May 8, 1998·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·C A Janicak
Apr 27, 1999·The Journal of Trauma·J S SampalisD Mulder
Oct 24, 2002·The Journal of Trauma·Alfred A MinaPhillip J Bendick
May 10, 2003·Journal of Safety Research·Oi-ling SiuTat-wing Leung
Sep 27, 2003·Epilepsia·John Bruns, W Allen Hauser
Dec 4, 2003·Epilepsia·G Pfurtscheller
Apr 16, 2004·Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine·Linda J CarrollUNKNOWN WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Dec 31, 2004·The Journal of Trauma·M Dolores Rincón-FerrariJ Ignacio Sánchez-Olmedo
Apr 26, 2006·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Kathleen F PagulayanSureyya S Dikmen
Sep 20, 2006·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Jean A LangloisMarlena M Wald
May 19, 2009·International Journal of Aging & Human Development·Seth Ayim Gyekye, Simo Salminen
Jan 27, 2010·Brain Injury : [BI]·Angela ColantonioJunlang Yin
Jun 15, 2011·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·Hope M TiesmanJennifer L Bell
Jan 9, 2013·Disability and Rehabilitation·Be Kim LeongDharmendra Ganesan
Mar 7, 2013·Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery·Johannes LeitgebIngrid Wilbacher
Apr 19, 2013·American Journal of Epidemiology·Jorunn KirkeleitDavid C Christiani
Apr 20, 2013·Occupational Medicine·A M O SalemA Torkaman
Jun 1, 2013·Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock·Lynne MooreJohn S Sampalis
Jul 18, 2014·Lancet Neurology·Graham TeasdaleGordon Murray
Sep 28, 2014·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·Crystal Eastman
Dec 3, 2014·Journal of Safety Research·Joanna Kica, Kenneth D Rosenman
Mar 4, 2015·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Vicky C ChangAngela Colantonio
Jan 15, 2016·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Srinivas KondaAudrey A Reichard

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 14, 2018·European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine·Federico ScarponiUNKNOWN on the behalf of C.I.R.C.LE (Comorbidità in Ingresso in Riabilitazione nei pazienti con grave CerebroLEsione acquisita) stud
Jan 1, 2021·Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Danielle ToccalinoVincy Chan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Brain Injury & Trauma

brain injury after impact to the head is due to both immediate mechanical effects and delayed responses of neural tissues.