R Re es su ul lt ts s: : We observed 601 death cases during this period and found that 42 (6.98 %) of them were related to tractor overturns, 92.86 % of the cases were males and 7.14% of them were females. The range of age was between 17-80 years. 19.04 % of the victims were passengers while the remaining were drivers. Most of the events (52.80 %) have occurred on the roads. In a high percentage (54.76 %) of the cases, cause of deaths was determined as chest trauma while abdomen, neck and head traumas were also observed in some cases. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Although tractors are the most frequently used machineries in agricultural production of Turkey, casualties of tractor overturns do not attract much attention. These casualties are not negligible and necessary agricultural engineering strategies should be implemented immediately to prevent these unexpected accidents.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Agriculture; cause of death; accidents, occupational Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ta rım sal üre ti min önem li bir ro lü nün ol du ğu Tür ki ye' de trak tör ler, ta rım ma ki ne leri ola rak kul la nıl ma la rı nın ya nın da ile ti şim ve ta şı ma araç la rı ola rak da kul la nıl mak ta dır. Trak tör dev ril me le ri özel lik le ya pı sal ola rak den ge siz trak tör ler de devrilme önleyici yapılar (ROPS) ve ya em ni yet ke me ri bu lun ma dı ğı du rum lar da cid di so nuç la ra yol aça bil mek te dir ler. Bu tür ka za lar aynı za man da cid di öl çü de iş gü cü ve eko no mik ka yıp la ra yol açar lar. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Bu ça lış -ma da Ocak 2004-Tem muz 2009 ta rih le ri ara sın da Kas ta mo nu il mer ke zin de ad li ölüm ra por la rı, otop si ra por la rı ve ta nık ifa de tu ta nak la rı in ce le ne rek is tatis tik sel yön tem ler le de ğer len di ril di. B Bu ul l--g gu u l la ar r: : Bu dö nem de ki 601 ölüm ol gu sun dan 42'si trak tör dev ril me si ne bağ lıy dı, bun la rın %92.86'sı er kek, %7.14'ü ka dın dı. Yaş da ğı lım ara lı ğı 17-80 yıl idi. Ölen le rin %19.04'ü yol cu, ka la nı sü rü -cüy dü. Ço ğu ka za ka ra yo lu üze rin de ger çek leş miş ti (%52.80). Ol gu la rın ço ğun lu ğun da (%54.76) ölüm ne de ni gö ğüs trav ma sı iken ka rın, bo yun ve ka fa trav ma sı da ha sey rek ola rak göz len miş ti. S So o --n nu uç ç: : Trak tör ler Tür ki ye' de en yay gın kullanılan ta rım alet le ri ol ma la rı na kar şı lık trak tör dev rilme le rinden doğan kayıplara ye te rin ce il gi gösterilme mek te dir. Bu grup ta ki ka yıp lar ih mal edi le bi lir dü zey de de ğil dir ve bu ka za la rı ön le mek için ge rek li ta rım mü hen dis li ği stra te ji le ri aci len uy gu lama ya ko nul ma lı dır.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Tarım; ölüm nedeni; kazalar, iş T Tu ur rk ki iy ye e K Kl li in ni ik kl le er ri i J J M Me ed d S Sc ci i 2 20 01 11 1; ;3 31 1( (1 1) ): :1 13 33 3--4 41 1

The high price of nitrogen fertilizer is an aggravating factor for the corn production costs in the out season and its use may be lead environmental damages. Diazotrophic bacteria have the ability to associate with different plant species and nitrogen supply. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic performance of winter maize inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense grown with nitrogen levels in the state of Mato Grosso. The experiment was carried out and scaled the field with six treatments: 42 kg N ha-1 with inoculant; 31.5 kg N ha-1 with inoculant; 21 kg N ha-1 with inoculant; 0 kg N with inoculant; 0 kg N without inoculation; 42 kg N ha-1 without inoculation. The inoculant tested contained two strains of A. brasilense. Nine variables were evaluated after harvest and the data were assessed by Kruskal-Wallis test (p ≤ 0.01) test. The variables productivity, number of rows of grains of corn, number of kernels per row, diameter spike, spike weight and weight of the cob responded positively to inoculation with 42 Kg of N. The variables mass of thousand grains, diameter of cob and weight of straw did not change according to the treatments. The productivity in the treatments with reduced N doses was equal to high N doses without inoculation. Those results showed the inoculant use associated with low N doses may be a new way to reduce the N use without decrease the corn productivity in the out season in Mato Grosso.

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Aim: Deaths resulted from burn injuries constitute a serious public health problem in developing countries. Deaths from burn injuries are usually seen secondary to accidents and more frequently occur in chidhood. In this study; we intended to indicate the features of childhood deaths resulted from burn injuries and the causes of burns in Diyarbakir city.Methods: The corpse examination and autopsy records of childhood deaths caused by burn injuries between 2003 and 2006 in the city center of Diyarbakir were scrutinized. It was determined that, during this period 49 deaths were caused by burn injuries.Results: It was also determined that 61.22 % of the cases were male and 91.84 % of them were at preschool age period (0-6 years). Origins of all incidents were accident and 75.51 % of accidents were resulted from scald burns. Forty of incidents were treated in a certain period and died during treatment.Conclusion: During pre-school period, children spend most of their times at home, which might increase the frequency of burn injuries at this age. Since these kinds of accidents are generally preventable, implemented health and social policies will help to reduce home accidents.