Prevention of Agricultural Injuries Among Children and Adolescents

Although the annual number of farm deaths to children and adolescents has decreased since publication of the 1988 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, "Rural Injuries," the rate of nonfatal farm injuries has increased. Approximately 100 unintentional injury deaths occur annually to ch...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2001-10, Vol.108 (4), p.1016-1019
Main Authors: Bull, Marilyn J, Agran, Phyllis, Gardner, H Garrry, Laraque, Danielle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Accidents
Adolescent
Agricultural laborers
Agriculture - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Farming
Farms
Health Education
Humans
Infant
Injuries
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Patient Education as Topic
Pediatric injuries
Pediatrics
Rural Health - statistics & numerical data
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
United States - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - mortality
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
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Summary:Although the annual number of farm deaths to children and adolescents has decreased since publication of the 1988 American Academy of Pediatrics statement, "Rural Injuries," the rate of nonfatal farm injuries has increased. Approximately 100 unintentional injury deaths occur annually to children and adolescents on US farms, and an additional 22 000 injuries to children younger than 20 years occur on farms. Relatively few adolescents are employed on farms compared with other types of industry, yet the proportion of fatalities in agriculture is higher than that for any other type of adolescent employment. The high mortality and severe morbidity associated with farm injuries require continuing and improved injury-control strategies. This statement provides recommendations for pediatricians regarding patient and community education as well as public advocacy related to agricultural injury prevention in childhood and adolescence.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.108.4.1016