@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric fall injuries in agricultural settings: a new look at a common injury control problem",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2007",
author="Pickett, William and Dostaler, Suzanne and Berg, R. L. and Linneman, James G. and Brison, Robert J. and Marlenga, Barbara L.",
volume="49",
number="4",
pages="461-468",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0b013e31804630d0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31804630d0"
}