Citation

Pickett W, Dostaler S, Berg RL, Linneman JG, Brison RJ, Marlenga BL. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2007; 49(4): 461-468.

Affiliation

From the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and Department of Emergency Medicine (Dr Pickett, Ms Dostaler, Dr Brison), Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada; and Biomedical Informatics Research Center (Mr Berg, Mr Linneman) and National Chil

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0b013e31804630d0

PMID

17426530

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:: Children on farms experience high risks for fall injuries. This study characterized the causes and consequences of fall injuries in this pediatric population. METHODS:: A retrospective case series was assembled from registries in Canada and the United States. A new matrix was used to classify each fall according to initiating mechanisms and injuries sustained on impact. RESULTS:: Fall injuries accounted for 41% (484/1193) of the case series. Twenty percent of the fall injuries were into the path of a moving hazard (complex falls), and 91% of complex falls were related to farm production. Sixty-one percent of complex falls from heights occurred while children were not working. Fatalities and hospitalized injuries were overrepresented in the complex falls. CONCLUSIONS:: Pediatric fall injuries were common. This analysis provides a novel look at this occupational injury control problem.

Language: en