TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Emergency presentations for farm-related injuries in older adults residing in south-western Victoria, Australia
JO  - Australian journal of rural health
A1  - Holloway-Kew, Kara L.
A1  - Baker, Timothy R.
A1  - Sajjad, Muhammad A.
A1  - Yosef, Tewodros
A1  - Kotowicz, Mark A.
A1  - Adams, Jessie
A1  - Brumby, Susan
A1  - Page, Richard S.
A1  - Sutherland, Alasdair G.
A1  - Kavanagh, Bianca E.
A1  - Brennan-Olsen, Sharon L.
A1  - Williams, Lana J.
A1  - Pasco, Julie A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Farm workers are at high risk for injuries, and epidemiological data are needed to plan resource allocation. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study identified regions with high farm-related injury rates in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, for residents aged ≥50 yr. <br><br>DESIGN: Retrospective synthesis using electronic medical records of emergency presentations occurring during 2017-2019 inclusive for Local Government Areas (LGA) in the study region. For each LGA, age-standardised incidence rates (per 1000 population/year) were calculated. <br><br>FINDINGS: For men and women combined, there were 31 218 emergency presentations for any injury, and 1150 (3.68%) of these were farm-related. The overall age-standardised rate for farm-related injury presentations was 2.6 (95% CI 2.4-2.7); men had a higher rate than women (4.1, 95% CI 3.9-4.4 versus 1.2, 95% CI 1.0-1.3, respectively). For individual LGAs, the highest rates of farm-related emergency presentations occurred in Moyne and Southern Grampians, both rural LGAs. Approximately two-thirds of farm-related injuries occurred during work activities (65.0%), and most individuals arrived at the hospital by transport classified as "other" (including private car, 83.3%). There were also several common injury causes identified: "other animal related injury" (20.2%), "cutting, piercing object" (19.5%), "fall ⟨1 m" (13.1%), and "struck by or collision with object" (12.5%). Few injuries were caused by machinery (1.7%) and these occurred mainly in the LGA of Moyne (65%). <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This study provides data to inform future research and resource allocation for the prevention of farm-related injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1038-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.13110
ID  - ref1
ER  -