Traumatic spinal injuries on farms: Patients treated in the national spinal unit of Ireland 2005–2015

Berney, Mark; Horstmann, Ellen; Cassidy, Noelle

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2016.12.013

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“…All emergency presentations where "injury cause" had been recorded were included in the study. Injury cause included the following categories (code description): [1] Motor vehicle -driver, [2] Motor vehicle -passenger, [3] Motorcycle -driver, [4] Motorcycle -passenger, [5] Pedal cyclist -rider or passenger, [6] Pedestrian, [7] Horse related (fall from, struck or bitten by), [8] Other transportrelated circumstance, [9] Fall -low (same level or less than 1 metre, or no information on height), [10] Fallhigh (greater than 1 metre), [11] Submersion or drowning -swimming pool, [12] Submersion or drowning -other, [13] Other threat to breathing (includes strangulation and asphyxiation), [14] Fire, flames and smoke, [15] Scalds (hot drink, food, water, other fluid, steam, gas or vapour), [16] Contact burn (hot object or substance), [17] Poisoning -medication, [18] Poisoning -other or unspecified substance, [19] Firearm, [20] Cutting and piercing object, [21] Dog related, [22] Other animal related, [23] Struck by or collision with person, [24] Struck by or collision with object, [25] Machinery, [26] Electricity, [27] Hot conditions (natural origin, includes sunlight), [28] Cold conditions (natural origin), [29] Other specified external cause, [30] Unspecified external cause.…”

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“…[1][2][3] Injuries in the agricultural workforce can be severe due to the types of exposures, requiring significant time off work and potentially leading to death, psychological trauma or permanent disability. 1,[4][5][6] A report from SafeWork Australia showed that agriculture had the highest rates of injury across all industries in 2019 and consequently has been identified as a priority industry for prevention strategies. 3 In addition, agricultural workers (including farmers, farm managers and farm workers) often continue to perform farm-related tasks past the age of retirement due to financial concerns, a desire to maintain independence and productivity, and a perception of retirement as a major change to their identity.…”

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Emergency presentations for farm‐related injuries in older adults residing in south‐western Victoria, Australia

Holloway‐Kew,

Baker,

Sajjad

et al. 2024

Australian J Rural Health

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IntroductionFarm workers are at high risk for injuries, and epidemiological data are needed to plan resource allocation.ObjectiveThis study identified regions with high farm‐related injury rates in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, for residents aged ≥50 yr.DesignRetrospective synthesis using electronic medical records of emergency presentations occurring during 2017–2019 inclusive for Local Government Areas (LGA) in the study region. For each LGA, age‐standardised incidence rates (per 1000 population/year) were calculated.FindingsFor men and women combined, there were 31 218 emergency presentations for any injury, and 1150 (3.68%) of these were farm‐related. The overall age‐standardised rate for farm‐related injury presentations was 2.6 (95% CI 2.4–2.7); men had a higher rate than women (4.1, 95% CI 3.9–4.4 versus 1.2, 95% CI 1.0–1.3, respectively). For individual LGAs, the highest rates of farm‐related emergency presentations occurred in Moyne and Southern Grampians, both rural LGAs. Approximately two‐thirds of farm‐related injuries occurred during work activities (65.0%), and most individuals arrived at the hospital by transport classified as “other” (including private car, 83.3%). There were also several common injury causes identified: “other animal related injury” (20.2%), “cutting, piercing object” (19.5%), “fall ⟨1 m” (13.1%), and “struck by or collision with object” (12.5%). Few injuries were caused by machinery (1.7%) and these occurred mainly in the LGA of Moyne (65%).Discussion and ConclusionThis study provides data to inform future research and resource allocation for the prevention of farm‐related injuries.

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Emergency presentations for farm‐related injuries in older adults residing in south‐western Victoria, Australia

Holloway‐Kew,

Baker,

Sajjad

et al. 2024

Australian J Rural Health

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“…3 Six percent of the Irish workforce is employed in agriculture, but the sector accounts for 40% of workplace fatalities. 11 Data for New Zealand tell a similar tale, with the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries having a high injury claim rate of 190 claims per 1000 fulltime equivalent workers (FTE) in 2018. 6,13 Work-Safe data show there were 28 agricultural fatalities during the 2012-18 year period in the Midland region.…”

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“…6 Australia, Ireland, Canada and the United Kingdom all report agriculture as one of their most hazardous industries, with considerable costs to individuals, their families and farms due to injury. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Australian estimates suggest that farm injuries account for 17% of all worker deaths, and farm injuries occur at a rate of 56.4 per 1000 workers. 3 Six percent of the Irish workforce is employed in agriculture, but the sector accounts for 40% of workplace fatalities.…”

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Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Amey

Christey

2019

J Prim Health Care

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INTRODUCTIONOccupational health on farms is important because farms are not only workplaces where agriculture workers are vulnerable to high injury and fatality rates, they are also homes where families and visitors undertake a variety of activities that can result in injury. AIMTo profile and describe injuries requiring hospital admission that occurred on farms, both for injuries related to farming activities and injuries unrelated to farm work in the Midland region of New Zealand. METHODSA review of anonymised prospectively collected Midland trauma registry data from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2018 was undertaken. Cases include unintentional injuries occurring on a farm. Non-major injuries are included to better quantify the trauma burden. RESULTSIn total, 2303 hospital admissions met the study criteria. Non-major injury accounted for 93.1% of events and 45.0% of injuries occurred during farming activities. Five people died in hospital; all injured while undertaking farm work. Males made up 84.8% of farm work and 70.9% of non-farm work injuries. Horse riding had the highest number of injuries, with off-road motorcycles, livestock, falls and quad bike injuries comprising the most common injury activities and mechanisms. Farming-related major injuries commonly involved quad bikes, non-traffic vehicles and motorcycles. Farmers in the Districts of Waitomo, Rotorua, Waipa and Taupō had the highest standardised hospitalisation rates. DISCUSSIONThe nature of farms and farming exposes people to different risks from the risks people in urban areas are exposed to. Injury prevention efforts should remain on work-related farming injuries, but also encompass the high number of injuries that are not related to farm work but happening on farms.

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“…In the early 90's studies in Poland and Romania, reported horse-cart accidents were among the leading causes of SCI [12,13]. Livestock and machineryrelated TSCIs may have been reported in rural farming communities in Ireland and India [14]. In Asia for instance, ladies' long scarves become caught in rickshaw wheels and other machineries causing cervical SCIs [12].…”

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Ox cart accidents as a cause of spinal cord injury in Tanzania

Moshi¹,

Jusabani

Rashid

et al. 2020

Spinal Cord Ser Cases

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Study design Prospective Study.Objectives To describe a unique site-specific injury mechanism for spinal cord injury: incidents involving ox-carts. Setting Main referral hospital for North-eastern Tanzania. Methods A prospective cohort study on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in a tertiary referral center in North-eastern Tanzania was examined for accidents related to the use of ox-carts, a major means of transport in a rugged rural area where the economy is largely based on agricultural practices. Results Five out of a total of 163 individuals admitted with SCI were injured in incidents directly related to the use of oxcarts. On admission each of the five individuals had different neurological level and corresponding injury severity as follows; C4 (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale) AIS A), C5 (AIS D), C7 (AIS C), T1 (AIS C) and L1 (AIS D). Two out of the five patients developed secondary complications during their hospital stay. Conclusion The nature of these injuries highlights the influence of one's environment and social circumstances on the risk of sustaining a SCI. Such cases also serve to illustrate the need for tailored prevention, rehabilitation, and reintegration into society.

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Traumatic spinal injuries on farms: Patients treated in the national spinal unit of Ireland 2005–2015

Abstract: The proximity to heavy machinery and livestock pose significant risk for spinal injuries. This study should encourage increased efforts to improve farm safety.

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Emergency presentations for farm‐related injuries in older adults residing in south‐western Victoria, Australia

Emergency presentations for farm‐related injuries in older adults residing in south‐western Victoria, Australia

Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Ox cart accidents as a cause of spinal cord injury in Tanzania

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