Farm machinery injuries: the 15-year experience at an urban joint trauma center system in a rural state.

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study (KCRHS) is a population-based, prospective study of health status and environmental exposures of a large stratified random sample of residents in one rural Iowa county. The study focuses on injury and respiratory disease and monitors health care delivery, geriatric health, mental h...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Stromquist AM,Merchant JA,Zwerling C,Burmeister LF,Sanderson WT,Kelly KM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The hazardous nature of the agricultural environment, reflected in the numerous injuries and deaths to children who live, work and play on farms, coupled with the lack of a comprehensive national surveillance system in the United States, highlights the need for making the best use of publicly available you...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Gorucu S,Murphy D,Pena AA,Salzwedel M,Lee BC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial work environment for employed dairy and pig farmworkers in southern Sweden and to identify potential risk factors related to the psychosocial work environment for the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Thirty-seven workers on 10 dairy farms an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kolstrup C,Lundqvist P,Pinzke S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is known to be a risk-filled industry in South Korea, as it is worldwide. The aims of this study were to identify the magnitude of farm work-related injuries and evaluate the association between injury and possible risk factors. Farmers, including farm members (N = 16,160), were surveyed. After excluding 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kim H,Räsänen K,Chae H,Kim K,Kim K,Lee K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hantaviruses are established causative agents of hemorrhagic fevers and renal diseases amongst other clinical manifestations in humans, with most diagnosis based on serological assays. The disease, which is rodent-borne, has been reported in numerous countries worldwide but information about the disease is scanty in t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Adesiyun A,Dookeran S,Stewart-Johnson A,Rahaman S,Bissessar S,Thompson N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides are used in most homes, businesses, and farms to control a variety of pests, including insects, weeds, fungi, rodents, and even microbial organisms. Inappropriate use of pesticides can lead to adverse effects to humans and the environment. This study provides updated information on the magnitude of adverse ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Langley RL,Mort SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Working with beef cattle in an open area or while on pasture has been shown to expose workers to a high risk of work-related injury. Prior research on this problem has been conducted using mail surveys, interviews, self-reporting of work practices and injury experiences, and summaries of published injury data, includi...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Geng Q,Field WE,Salomon E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT The University of Iowa began training health care professionals to care for farmers' occupational health needs since 1974. In order to geographically expand this training to practicing health and safety professionals, the "Building Capacity: A National Resource of Agricultural Medicine Professionals" program ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rudolphi JM,Donham KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this community-based study was to test effectiveness of a peer-education safety education program that included student-produced videos and photovoice, nested in a 7-week summer Migrant Education Program. The second aim was to evaluate psychometrics of an adapted safety survey from Westaby and Lee used ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kilanowski JF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock farmers are known to be at high risk of exposure to zoonosis. A convenience survey to assess Senegalese traditional cattle farmers' knowledge and attitudes regarding zoonotic diseases with reference to bovine brucellosis was conducted. A total of 222 cattle farmers were interviewed. Just over a quarter (30.1...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tebug SF,Kamga-Waladjo AR,Ema PJ,Muyeneza C,Kane O,Seck A,Ly MT,Lo M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for compensated occupational injuries and diseases in agriculture. The study population consisted of 78,679 Finnish farmers, spouses, and salaried family members covered by mandatory workers' compensation insurance. This popul...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Karttunen JP,Rautiainen RH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial fishing is still the most dangerous occupation in the United States. Efforts to have more stringent safety regulations in this industry beginning in the 1960s, culminated in the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Act of 1988. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short history of the development of safety...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Dzugan J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skid steers or loaders are becoming prolific in U.S. agriculture - as are the injuries and fatalities related to their use. A review of incidents as queried in AgInjuryNews from 2016 to 2017 revealed an overrepresentation of youth being involved in these tragic incidents. This raises concerns over parental attitudes a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Bendixsen C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major reduction in the proportion of older farmers in the farm population has been predicted for nearly 50 years. Not only has the proportion of older farmers increased but the proportion of younger farmers has decreased dramatically. In 2002, principal operators age >or= 65 years of age comprised 26.2% of US farmer...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Cole HP,Donovan TA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies report low prevalence of several health problems among farmers. Health status and psychosocial factors are generally assumed to impact on retirement age and the ability to stay in work. OBJECTIVES:To study retirement in a male rural population and to test the hypothesis that farmers retire later tha...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Thelin A,Holmberg S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debate surrounds the provision of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits to undocumented immigrants. Few studies are available to estimate use of WIC services by documented and undocumented households using nationally representative data. The authors analyzed data from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NA...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Leigh JP,Medel-Herrero A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study is a population-based study of an agricultural community in Iowa. The study includes in-depth evaluations of respiratory disease, injury, and other health outcomes in relation to environmental and occupational exposures. This article reports descriptive findings on pesticide use fr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Tadevosyan A,Fuortes L,Merchant JA,Stromquist AM,Burmeister LF,Taylor C,Kelly KM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prevalence of abnormal serum acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and behavioral risks associated behaviors from pesticide exposure. METHODS:Cross-sectional data were collected from agriculture workers in Trang Province, Thailand in 2013-2014. Agricultural workers in Trang Province filled out questionnai...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Guytingco A,Thepaksorn P,Neitzel RL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Missouri AgrAbility program links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a nonprofit disability organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes rural independence. This project utilized Photovoice to describe how Missouri AgrAbility clients perceived how the prog...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mott R,Keller K,Funkenbusch K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were compiled and analyzed on the estimated frequency and characteristics of deaths related to on-farm manure storage and handling facilities for the period of 1975 through 2004. Sources included published government reports, national and local media, on-line searches, published farm fatality reports, and prior l...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Beaver RL,Field WE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although agricultural workers have elevated risks of heat-related illnesses (HRI), pregnant farmworkers exposed to extreme heat face additional health risk, including poor pregnancy health and birth outcomes. Qualitative data from five focus groups with 35 female Hispanic and Haitian nursery and fernery workers provid...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Flocks J,Vi Thien Mac V,Runkle J,Tovar-Aguilar JA,Economos J,McCauley LA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock workers are involved in a variety of tasks, such as caring for animals, maintaining the breeding facilities, cleaning, and manure handling, and are exposed to health and safety risks. Hydrogen sulfide is considered the most toxic by-product of the manure handling process at livestock facilities. Except for s...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Park J,Kang T,Jin S,Heo Y,Kim K,Lee K,Tsai P,Yoon C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Agricultural employment is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Workers' compensation coverage requirements for agricultural work vary from state to state, and experience modifier rates (E-mods) affecting insurance premiums sometimes vary drastically across state lines and according ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Pena AA,Joyce J,Keifer M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agromedicine developments in Alabama rest heavily on the interest and support of the farm community. Participatory approaches have been advocated in order to impact the safety and health of farms. The University of Alabama Agromedicine Research Team, working closely with and guided by farmers, places emphasis on ident...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Guin SM,Wheat JR,Allinder RS,Fanucchi GJ,Wiggins OS,Johnson GJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Associations between farming exposures and atopy can vary by timing of exposure and sex. We examined associations between adult atopy, sex, and farm living in a rural Canadian population. In 2010, we conducted a baseline survey of 11,982 households located in four agricultural regions of Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rennie DC,Lawson JA,Karunanayake CP,Pahwa P,Chen Y,Chu L,Dosman JA,Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Group.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural labor involves exposure to many occupational hazards, some of which can lead to chronic health conditions. The purpose of this study was to conduct an occupational health needs assessment of illnesses and work-related injuries among a Latino migrant farmworker population (recruited to harvest Vidalia onio...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Luque JS,Reyes-Ortiz C,Marella P,Bowers A,Panchal V,Anderson L,Charles S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper summarizes an open panel discussion and breakout session by scientists and lay participants that focused on new approaches to identifying exposure to pesticides in humans during the New Paths: Health and Safety in Western Agriculture conference, November 11-13, 2008. Featured were reports on the available re...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Keifer M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machinery entanglements are a leading cause of hospitalized injury on Canadian farms. This study evaluates the role farm tasks play in the occurrence of machinery entanglement events. A retrospective case series of 41 entanglement injuries involving 35 farm-machinery types was assembled. Only a few limited tasks were ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Narasimhan G,Crowe TG,Peng Y,Hagel L,Dosman J,Pickett W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite international findings that farmers have better health outcomes than other occupation groups, Irish farmers are found to be a high-risk group for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early detection of CVD through preventive health measurements, such as screening of high-risk groups, can contribute to a red...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： van Doorn D,Richardson N,Osborne A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural Extension professionals play a critical role in outreach and translation of research to practice. Extension has not only been an audience for Agricultural Safety and Health Center work, but also an essential partner in promoting evidence-based farm health and safety in communities. This commentary stems f...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Sampson S,Mazur J,Israel G,Galindo S,Ward C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00