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    Injured at work

    First steps after an injury at work: what to keep, and first aid for a severed finger or toe.

    1 Right away

    On the job, leaving a job and workplace injury

    Don't believe "get to your workstation and it counts as a work injury": if you suddenly feel unwell, call 120 (China's ambulance number) first, don't rush to clock in

    Rushing to the company when you suddenly feel unwell does not get you any extra money. A deemed work injury (่ง†ๅŒๅทฅไผค) requires that you fall ill during working hours and at your post, and falling ill on the way without reaching work was never covered. If emergency treatment lasts longer than 48 hours, that does not count either. The few dozen minutes lost trying to meet the conditions are paid for with your own chance of survival.

    • Top value
    • Evidence A
    • Buys life
    Seeing a doctor: spend less, avoid detours

    After every visit, keep your own copy of your medical records, test reports and imaging

    Reading and copying your own medical records is a right the law gives you. Outpatient records, inpatient notes, lab reports, imaging, surgery and anesthesia records, pathology materials and itemized bills can all be copied. Hospitals must designate a department or staff member to handle requests, and may charge only the cost of copying. Changing hospitals, getting a second opinion, filing a commercial insurance claim, and any real dispute all depend on this stack of papers.

    • Moderate value
    • Evidence A
    • Saves money
    Emergencies: what to do first

    If a finger or toe is cut off, press the wound to stop the bleeding, wrap the severed part in damp gauze and put it in a sealed bag, put the bag in ice water, and go to a hospital with a hand surgery department

    First press the wound with your hand to stop the bleeding, and call 120. Wrap the severed part in damp clean gauze, put it in a sealed bag, and put the bag in ice water; it should not touch ice directly or be soaked in water. Without cooling, a severed finger can wait only about 4 to 6 hours. More than 80% of reattached fingers survive.

    • High value
    • Evidence B
    • Buys life

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