Fireworks-related injuries
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Trauma Research Unit, Department of Surgery
Erasmus Medical Center, Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with any injury caused by fireworks treated* in a hospital in the Trauma Region Southwest Netherlands between December 1, 2017 and January 31, 2018 2) Provision of informed consent * Treatment is defined as any intervention for which ¡Ý1 clinical follow-up visit is scheduled
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who died within the first 24 hours due to other injuries than fireworks 2) Patients with incomplete or unknown contact information; 3) Insufficient understanding of Dutch or English to understand the study documents
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fireworks-related injury characteristics | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Number and type of operations - Duration of hospital admission - Direct medical and indirect societal costs - Absence from school - Quality of life (EuroQol-5D-3L; EQ-5D-3L) - Health Utilities Index 3; HUI-3 (domains vision and dexterity) - Visual acuity - Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Quick-DASH) - Cold Intolerance Severity Scale (CISS) - Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) - Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) - Patient satisfaction with their functional recovery and cosmesis - How trauma has affected patient¡¯s view on the use of consumer fireworks | — |
Contacts
Public ContactE.M.M. van Lieshout
Erasmus MC, Trauma Research Unit, dept. of Surgery Mailbox H-822k 's-Gravendijkwal 230 3015 CE Rotterdam
Outcome results
None listed