The beefburger injury: a retrospective survey

摘要

Injuries to the hand in the home are common and form a substantial proportion of hand injuries seen in accident departments. Two of us (AFSF and JS) recognised an increasing number of cases of a characteristic and preventable injury, caused by the person trying to separate stacked frozen food items with a sharp knife. We therefore reviewed the case notes of patients at three hospitals and also examined the Department of Trade's home accident surveillance system database for similar injuries.