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Name | Pattern of agriculture related injuries presented in a tertiary care hospital of south-eastern Rajasthan |
Description | Original article:- S.C.Vijayvergiya1, Arvind K.Bohra1,*Purushottam Jhanwar1, Ankur Jhanwar2 1MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, S.R.G. Hospital and Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India. 2MS, Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Kota , Rajasthan, India.
Abstract:- Background: Injuries related to agricultural equipment are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality both in high-income and low-income countries. Agricultural work is the most prevalent type of employment in the worlds. An estimated 1.3 billion workers are working in agricultural production worldwide. Agriculture related injuries are one of the common reason for hospitalization. Aim & Objective: To study the pattern of agriculture related injured patient hospitalized in S.R.G. Hospital, Jhalawar, and give a baseline for deriving effective preventive measures for the local community. Methodology: A retrospective study was done in Orthopedic unit of S.R.G. Hospital, Jhalawar over a period of three years from 2009-2011.All the data were taken from case record of patients and determined and charted in an excel sheet. Simple frequencies and percentages were derived for various variables. Result: Most cases involved males between ages of 20-39 yrs ,with a seasonal peak seen in month of October and July. There were 8.47% patients admitted in the age group of less than 20yrs and almost comparable percentage were of older age group (9.03%).Tractor was responsible for about 36% of agriculture related injuries followed by hand-operated tools and thrasher injuries (24% and 12% respectively).Most common injuries encountered were fractures (both simple and compound) about 60%.Amputation occurred in 2.02% cases.
Keywords:-Agriculture related injuries, machinery, Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS), tractors. |
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