Farm injuries in Arkansas 1990-2000.
Despite the shortcomings of a newspaper injury surveillance system to capture agricultural injury data, there is merit to reviewing the types of injuries occurring on Arkansas farms. Over an 11-year period, 482 cases of injuries were identified by a newspaper clipping service and entered into a database. These cases exclude injuries on ATVs. A total of 46% of the cases were fatal. Prevention starts with knowing what the hazards are and taking some action to prevent injury. This paper describes the injuries over an 11-year period and concludes with short prevention messages.
Huitink
Gary
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University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service University of Kentucky, USA.
Struttmann
Tim
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Perkins
Donna
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D000056:Accident Prevention; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D001131:Arkansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control