Trends in the Fractures and Fatalities of Farmyard Injuries in Ireland: A 10 year analysis

Hdl Handle:: http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621063
Title:: Trends in the Fractures and Fatalities of Farmyard Injuries in Ireland: A 10 year analysis
Authors:: Lee, MJ; Cawley, DT; Ng, JP; Kaar, K
Publisher:: Irish Medical Journal
Journal:: Irish Medical Journal
Issue Date:: Jan-2017
URI:: http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621063
Abstract:: The farming and agricultural sector remains one of Ireland’s primary industries. Fatality rates remain higher than the European average. The aim of this study was to analyze the national trend in hospital in-patient admissions for farmyard related fractures and related fatalities in Ireland from 2005 to 2014. Relevant socioeconomic trends were used for comparison. There were 2,064 farm-related fractures and 187 fatalities recorded over the same period. Despite a decrease in incidence of farmyard fractures over 2005-2014, fatality rates have increased indicating the alarming continued occupational hazards and severity of sustained injuries.
Item Type:: Article
Language:: en
Keywords:: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; FARMING

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Lee, MJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Cawley, DT	en
dc.contributor.author	Ng, JP	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaar, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-17T14:27:01Z	-
dc.date.available	2017-02-17T14:27:01Z	-
dc.date.issued	2017-01	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621063	-
dc.description.abstract	The farming and agricultural sector remains one of Ireland’s primary industries. Fatality rates remain higher than the European average. The aim of this study was to analyze the national trend in hospital in-patient admissions for farmyard related fractures and related fatalities in Ireland from 2005 to 2014. Relevant socioeconomic trends were used for comparison. There were 2,064 farm-related fractures and 187 fatalities recorded over the same period. Despite a decrease in incidence of farmyard fractures over 2005-2014, fatality rates have increased indicating the alarming continued occupational hazards and severity of sustained injuries.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Irish Medical Journal	en
dc.subject	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	en
dc.subject	FARMING	en
dc.title	Trends in the Fractures and Fatalities of Farmyard Injuries in Ireland: A 10 year analysis	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.journal	Irish Medical Journal	en
dc.description.funding	No funding	en
dc.description.province	Connacht	en
dc.description.peer-review	peer-review	en