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Document ID (ISN)68664
CIS number 97-510
ISSN - Serial title 0001-4575 - Accident Analysis and Prevention
Year 1996
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Layde P.M., Stueland D.T., Nordstrom D.L.
Title Representativeness of trauma center registries for farm injury surveillance
Bibliographic information Sep. 1996, Vol.28, No.5, p.581-586. 22 ref.
Abstract Farm injury data for 1986-1991 from a major trauma centre in Central Wisconsin, USA were evaluated. The pattern of farm injuries seen in residents of an established, geographically defined, population-based surveillance area was compared with that of a nonpopulation-based mix of patients from outside the area. The two sets of data suggested similar patterns with respect to seasonality, circumstances of injury, and source of injury. There were significant differences with respect to body part injured, severity of injury, and selected aspects of acute medical care. While useful for many purposes, trauma centre-based injury surveillance data should be interpreted cautiously.
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; agriculture; injuries; notification of occupational accidents
Descriptors (secondary) USA; accident agencies; Wisconsin; location of injury; compilation of statistics
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Notification of accidents and diseases
Agriculture
Reporting of occupational accidents