title: Childhood accidental deaths on farms in Northern Ireland.
abstract: Deaths to children on farms in Northern Ireland over a five year period are reviewed. There were seventeen such deaths, the majority of which involved farm machinery. The circumstances of the accidents are described in order to highlight the preventable aspects of these accidents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen's University of Belfast.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Darragh
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000383:Agriculture; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012621:Seasons