Acute Pesticide-Related Illnesses Among Working Youths, 1988–1999

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• Personal Author:
  Arvizu E ; Baum L ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Das R ; Lackovic M ; Male D ; Mehler LN ; Rosales R ; Shafey O ; Thomsen, Catherine
• Description:
  The goal of this study was to describe acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses among youths and to provide prevention recommendations. Survey data from 8 states and from poison control center data were analyzed. Illness incidence rates and incidence rate ratios were calculated. A total of 531 youths were identified with acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses. Insecticides were responsible for most of these illnesses (68%), most of which were of minor severity (79%). The average annual incidence rate among youths aged 15 to 17 years was 20.4 per billion hours worked, and the incidence rate ratio among youths vs adults was 1.71 (95% confidence interval = 1.53, 1.91). The present findings suggest the need for greater efforts to prevent acute occupational pesticide-related illnesses among adolescents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Farmers Hazardous Substances Insecticides Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Acute Exposure Acute Toxicity Age Factors Age Groups Agricultural Chemicals Agricultural Workers Insecticide Poisoning Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Poisons
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  93
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023570
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2003 Apr; 93(4):605-610
• Contact Point Address:
  Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Email:
  jac6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Surveillance Research Methods
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f615e05ca90ea4c42b3544c38b7bd4859755e2d00580345571cfc033935d8ae01f6cc12b145c9e8eba84b5b73c441a5e236fa6de9591d45dae6a9536a26e05a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195926/cdc_195926_DS1.pdf
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