Analysis of agriculture-related life-threatening injuries presenting to emergency departments of rural generalist hospitals in Southern Queensland
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Article Title | Analysis of agriculture-related life-threatening injuries presenting to emergency departments of rural generalist hospitals in Southern Queensland |
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ERA Journal ID | 16047 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Pinidiyapathirage, Janani (Author), Kitchener, Scott (Author), McNamee, Sarah (Author), Wynter, Sacha (Author), Langford, Jack (Author), Doyle, Ashley (Author) and McMahon, Andrew (Author) |
Journal Title | Emergency Medicine Australasia |
Journal Citation | 30 (6), pp. 587 - 592 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1742-6723 |
1742-6731 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13215 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1742-6723.13215 |
Abstract | Objective: Agricultural industries are among the most dangerous in Australia posing significant public health risks.This study analyses the nature and management of agriculture-related injuries presenting to EDs in selected hospitals in Southern Queensland. Methods: Data on agricultural injury presentations over a 6 month period was collected at four rural hospitals by a dedicated onsite hospital data coordinator. Additionally, in two of the participating hospitals all injury presentations over the same 6 month period were recorded. A pre-tested survey instrument, modified for rural settings and designed and developed to export the abstracted data using an iPad application was used as the survey tool. Results: The incidence of agriculture related injuries was 11% of all injuries, most were males (73%), averaging 40 years. On presentation, 66.5% (n = 234) were categorised as imminently or potentially life threatening with 44% of those patients presenting to hospital ED >3 h after the injury. Large animals were more commonly reported as involved in the aetiology of the presenting injury, particularly using horses and handling cattle. Conclusions: Agricultural injuries are a significant group of primary care presentations to rural hospitals and training and resourcing for rural hospitals |
Keywords | agricultural injuries, farmers, injury prevention,Queensland |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350505. Occupational and workplace health and safety |
420299. Epidemiology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Institute for Agriculture and the Environment |
Griffith University | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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