@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of severe on-farm injuries to older and younger persons in New South Wales (2012-2016)",
journal="Australian journal of rural health",
year="2021",
author="Walker, Jarrod and Lower, Tony and Peachey, Kerri-Lynn",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare rates of severe on-farm injury for older (> 50 years) and younger (15-49 years) cohorts, on NSW farms. <br><br>DESIGN: Descriptive retrospective epidemiological study of the New South Wales Trauma Registry (Institute of Trauma and Injury Management - ITIM) for persons injured on a farm. SETTING: New South Wales, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Cases involving persons (≥15 years), with data on the NSW Trauma Registry (2012-16). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of injury rates and severity between younger (15-49 years) and older (50+ years) cohorts over the 2012-16 period based on Injury Severity Scores (ISS). <br><br>RESULTS: Older males are injured at a rate that is roughly 18% higher than younger males and 13% higher than the overall injury rate. Older individuals also have significantly longer hospital stays post-injury (P = 0.01), with this being most pronounced for older men (P < 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in ISS demonstrated between the age cohorts (P = 0.64), except for younger women having higher median ISS than their older female counterparts (P = 0.02). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Overall, the general trends displayed support the contention that older males are more likely to incur a severe on-farm injury than their younger counterparts. This provides support for a preventative focus targeting older farmers in NSW.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1038-5282",
doi="10.1111/ajr.12716",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12716"
}