Hospitalized Head Injuries in Agricultural Settings: Who Are the Vulnerable Groups

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• Personal Author:
  Berg RL ; Brison RJ ; Dostaler S ; Linneman JG ; Marlenga B ; Pickett W
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to identify subgroups of the farm population that are particularly vulnerable to head injury. METHODS: A retrospective case series of hospitalized head injuries was assembled from a national registry of agricultural injuries. Vulnerable subgroups were identified based on a priori criteria and the causes and consequences of their injuries were profiled. RESULTS: Three distinct subgroups of farm people were identified as being vulnerable: (1) farm children under the age of 10, injured most frequently by a fall from a structural height (42.5%); (2) females 10-19 years, injured most frequently by large animals (68.8%), mainly horses, and (3) men over age 60 years, who were injured by a diversity of mechanized and animal-related external causes. CONCLUSION: This identification of vulnerable groups provides foundational information from which to develop and direct prevention efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Children Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-education Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-environment Wounds And Injuries

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• ISSN:
  0001-4575
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  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
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034764
• Citation:
  Accid Anal Prev 2008 Nov; 40(6):1943-1948
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Marlenga, 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:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030930
• Source Full Name:
  Accident Analysis and Prevention
• End Date:
  20070929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28e1f8525e414c714b68c86ef019d0fe58b81ac0239c3f19e974e6e739c60e8f73a5c97ecdc3168d62cfaa2032459523d09479549b0394086734bd8160c144f8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186857/cdc_186857_DS1.pdf
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