Farm Injuries: Animal Most Common, Machinery Most Lethal: An NTDB Study.

Farm Injuries: Animal Most Common, Machinery Most Lethal: An NTDB Study. Am Surg. 2019 Jul 01;85(7):752-756 Authors: Damroth K, Damroth R, Chaudhary A, Erickson A, Heneghan L, Hellenthal N, Monie D, Cooper S, Anderson M, Kaufman T Abstract To characterize both emergency room (ER) and hospital discharge dispositions of patients presenting with farm-related injuries. The 2012 National Trauma Data Bank was queried in August 2017 for injuries occurring on a farm. Patients were stratified by gender, age group, race, Injury Severity Score (ISS), and injury type. We performed logistic regression analysis to correlate parameters with likelihood of discharge home or death. P values < 0.05 were considered significant. Five thousand six hundred thirty-one patients were identified, the majority of whom were male (72%) and white (85%). The most common mechanisms of injury included animal-related (29%), followed by falls, vehicles, and other causes. The highest ISSs were seen in vehicular injuries (11% ISS of 25+) and the greatest fatality rate was seen in machinery injuries (4%). Four thousand seven hundred fifty-three (84%) patients were admitted to the hospital, and 4056 (72%) were discharged home from the ER or after hospitalization. One hundred thirty patients (2%) died of their farm-related injury. Most patients presenting to the ER with farm-related injuries survive, are admitted to the hospital, and are ultimately discharged home. Few p...
Source: The American Surgeon - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Am Surg Source Type: research