The incidence of injury with the British Antarctic Survey, 1986-1995.

Autor: Cattermole TJ; British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit, RGIT Ltd., Aberdeen, UK. Trevor.Cattermole@ed.ac.uk
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of circumpolar health [Int J Circumpolar Health] 2001 Jan; Vol. 60 (1), pp. 72-81.
Abstrakt: Medical consultations recorded by the British Antarctic Survey between 1986-1995 were analysed. A total of 3683 new consultations were recorded, an incidence of 2193.7/1000/year, with a significantly higher incidence on the bases compared to the ships. Injuries comprised 30.2% of consultations, an incidence of 661.7/1000/year. The bases had a significantly higher incidence of injuries. Work accounted for 47.0% and recreation 30.6% of all injuries.
Databáze: MEDLINE