Analysis of severe hand trauma injury frequency during "Munich's Oktoberfest" within the last 9 years in comparison to years with absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Within its 2 week period, the Oktoberfest attracts around 6 million visitors yearly to Munich, Germany. Due to alcohol intake, congested halls, and disorderly activities, numerous accidents occur. Although many hand injuries are observed, the impact of Oktoberfest on severe hand trauma injury frequency is under investigated.

Materials and methods

Data from the regional emergency medical service (EMS) was analyzed over a 9 year period regarding the frequency of severe hand injuries during the world's largest fair and compared to the corresponding period in the years 2020 and 2021 where the event was cancelled due to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, we compared the patient numbers during the same period in one Emergency Department of a level-1-traum

SUBMITTER: Haas-Lutzenberger EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9815061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature