Understanding occupational injuries among non-residents in Europe: evidence from the EU-IDB

Giustini, Marco; JORGE SILVA ALVES, TATIANA DANIELA; Carannante, Anna; Papadakaki, Maria

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Understanding occupational injuries among non-residents in Europe: evidence from the EU-IDB

2025-11-02Documento de conferência

datacite.subject.fos	Ciências Médicas
datacite.subject.sdg	03:Saúde de Qualidade
dc.contributor.author	Giustini, Marco
dc.contributor.author	JORGE SILVA ALVES, TATIANA DANIELA
dc.contributor.author	Carannante, Anna
dc.contributor.author	Papadakaki, Maria
dc.date.accessioned	2026-03-09T14:53:54Z
dc.date.available	2026-03-09T14:53:54Z
dc.date.issued	2025-11-02
dc.description	Absctract publicado em: Eur J Public Health. 2025 Oct 27;35(Suppl 4):ckaf161.621. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.621
dc.description.abstract	Background: Occupational injuries (OI) -resulting from exposure to various workplace hazards- among non-resident populations are a significant but underexplored public health issue and are poorly captured in national injury surveillance systems. Methods: We analyzed emergency department (ED) OI data from the European Injury Database (EU-IDB), during 2018-2022, identifying non-resident cases through the “Country of Permanent Residence” field. OI were defined as unintentional injuries sustained during paid work activities. Results: From the EU-IDB databank, 315,063 ED cases of OI (mean age 37.9 years; SD±13.2) were identified (77.5% involving males). Of all cases, 17,501 (5.6%) involved non-residents in the country where treatment was received. The proportion of OI among non-residents was higher in males than females (6.0% vs. 4.4%), with comparable mean age (37.4 vs. 37.5 years, p=0.64). Hospitalization occurred in 9.3% of non-resident cases, with a higher rate in males (10.1% vs 5.1%). The mean length of stay was 7.1 days, with no significant sex-based difference (M: 7.1; F: 7.4, p=0.76). Injury patterns varied by sex: the most frequent OI in males were open wounds (31.9%), contusions (24.2%), and fractures (14.9%), while females most sustained contusions (31.0%), open wounds (19.3%), and distortions (15.3%). Hands and fingers were the most affected body parts in both sexes (M: 30.7%; F: 25.7%). Males also frequently injured the eye area (7.6%), while females more often injured the ankle (9.7%). Occupational sector patterns showed that 47.5% of injuries among non-resident males occurred in construction, while for non-resident female 29.0% in health care, trade and education sectors. Conclusions: The IDB-FDS offers valuable insight into occupational risks faced by non-residents. Gender and sector-specific injury trends highlight the need for improved surveillance systems that include migration and employment data to better inform targeted prevention efforts.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/11245
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.peerreviewed	yes
dc.relation.hasversion	https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/35/Supplement_4/ckaf161.621/8302092
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	EU-IDB
dc.subject	injuries
dc.subject	Observação em Saúde e Vigilância
dc.subject	EVITA
dc.subject	Estados de Saúde e de Doença
dc.title	Understanding occupational injuries among non-residents in Europe: evidence from the EU-IDB	eng
dc.type	conference object
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oaire.citation.conferenceDate	2025-11-02
oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Helsinki, Finland
oaire.citation.title	18th European Public Health (EPH) Conference, 12-14 November 2025,
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person.givenName	TATIANA DANIELA
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