title: Fall-related injuries among agricultural household members: Regional Rural Injury Study II (RRIS-II).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to identify the magnitude and consequences of and potential risk factors for fall-related injuries among agricultural operation households.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic, injury, and exposure data were collected through 1999 from 3765 households in a five-state region. A causal model facilitated survey design, data analyses, and interpretation of results; directed acyclic graphs guided multivariate modeling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 16,538 participants experienced 766 fall-related injury events (48.3 per 1000 persons). Consequences included lost agricultural and other work time. Increased risks involved residence in states other than Minnesota, male gender, and injury history. Decreased risks were among those less than 35 years of age and those who worked 40 hours or less per week.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fall-related injury is a major problem for the agricultural population. This effort serves as a basis for further in-depth research.
authors.affiliation: Regional Injury Prevention Research Center, Center for Violence Prevention and Control, Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Erin H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Paulson
authors.forename: Susan Goodwin
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gerberich
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Colleen M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Renier
authors.forename: Xueying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L Ronald
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: Ann S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Masten
authors.forename: Kathleen Ferguson
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*