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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.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Data from the regional emergency medical service (EMS) was analyzed over a 9\u00a0year period regarding the frequency of severe hand injuries during the world\u2019s 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-trauma and hand trauma center located close to the venue.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>An exploratory description is made from data collected over a 9\u00a0year period (2013\u20132021) with focus on hand injuries before, during and after the \u201cOktoberfest\u201d. A total of 4017 hand injuries were allocated to hospitals by EMS. There was an increase in severe hand injuries by 66% during the 2-weeks-Oktoberfest-period compared to years where the Oktoberfest did not take place. Pre-pandemic statistics show an increasing severe hand trauma frequency of 57.5% in September, compared to EMS-referrals during the remanding year.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The risk of injuring relevant structures of the hand during Oktoberfest is extremely high as compared to other parts of the body due to beer stein and fall-associated injuries. These injuries can lead to lifelong impairments. Our data are the first that quantifies and pinpoints the risk of severe injury to the hand during Oktoberfest and therefore, it is of great interest for visitors, hand surgeons, paramedics and emergency department healthcare workers.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00402-022-04745-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,5]],"date-time":"2023-01-05T13:04:01Z","timestamp":1672923841000},"page":"4527-4537","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Analysis of severe hand trauma injury frequency during \u201cMunich\u2019s Oktoberfest\u201d within the last 9\u00a0years in comparison to years with absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"143","author":[{"given":"Elisabeth M.","family":"Haas-L\u00fctzenberger","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8102-1430","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Constanze","family":"Kuhlmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Riccardo E.","family":"Giunta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karl-Georg","family":"Kanz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dieter","family":"Steinbrunner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wendelin","family":"Rittberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Viktoria","family":"Bogner-Flatz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dominik","family":"Hinzmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"4745_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"44","DOI":"10.1007\/s00113-018-0577-5","volume":"122","author":"P Biberthaler","year":"2019","unstructured":"Biberthaler P, Forschner L, Gehring C et al (2019) Importance of trauma and emergency surgery for German metropolitan emergency departments-an analysis of 524,716 emergency patients. 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