Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd · Jul 1993
[Chemical and thermal eye burns in the residential area of RWTH Aachen. Analysis of accidents in 1 year using a new automated documentation of findings].
Until now there were no statistical data on the incidence and the prevalence of eye burns. Therefore we studied all patients coming to our hospital from the area of Aachen with eye burns during the time from September 1990 until August 1991. ⋯ By means of a one-year statistic we found that over 60% of all eye burns were industrial accidents, 28 in machine factories and 20% in service industries. 37% houseworks accidents are very difficult to prevent because of a deficit of safety rules.