Age and nationality in relation to injuries at sea among officers and non-officers: a study based on contacts from ships to Telemedical Assistance Service in Denmark

Objectives Characterisation of worker injuries on board merchant ships is modest. Using telemedical service contacts in Denmark, we describe the worker injuries patterns and factors related to injury incidence.Methods The data for this study were based on contacts (n=1401) from ships to Telemedical...

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Main Authors: Kimmo Herttua, Stine Gerdøe-Kristensen, Jan C Vork, Jesper Bo Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/12/e034502.full