Pediatric Fall Injuries in Agricultural Settings: A New Look at a Common Injury Control Problem

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• Personal Author:
  Berg RL ; Brison RJ ; Dostaler S ; Linneman JG ; Marlenga B ; Pickett W
• Description:
  Objecatives: Children on farms experience high risks for fall injuries. This study characterized the causes and consequences of fall injuries in this pediatric population. Methods: A retrospective case series was assembled from registries in Canada and the United States. A new matrix was used to classify each fall according to initiating mechanisms and injuries sustained on impact. Results: Fall injuries accounted for 41% (484/1193) of the case series. Twenty percent of the fall injuries were into the path of a moving hazard (complex falls), and 91% of complex falls were related to farm production. Sixty-one percent of complex falls from heights occurred while children were not working. Fatalities and hospitalized injuries were overrepresented in the complex falls. Conclusions: Pediatric fall injuries were common. This analysis provides a novel look at this occupational injury control problem. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Head-injuries Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Traumatic-injuries
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  461-468
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031997
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2007 Apr; 49(4):461-468
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Marlenga, PhD, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  marlenga.barbara@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20070929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:06b2a8bc839c49e1629c4a0000dd345d0b056918dd736ad7b1074b2e29cddab82294fd7bc1c28c128039273e7ba783a77f40fcd0a715f5a98c213ff78a786585
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186093/cdc_186093_DS1.pdf
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