Evaluation of Farm Tractor-Related Fatalities
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Tarih
2010
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Farm tractors are the major cause of occupational fatalities in agricultural regions. Fatalities typically result from being run over or crushed by the tractor, becoming entangled in the moving parts of the tractor, accidents on roadways, and tractor rollovers, which involve the tractor tipping sideways or backwards and crushing the operator. In this study, tractor-related fatalities in the Konya province of Turkey are retrospectively evaluated. Out of the 3940 cases on which a death examination and/or autopsy was performed between the years 2000 and 2007 at The Konya Branch of Forensic Medicine Council, 86 (2.2%) of the death cases were caused by tractor accidents and are included in this study. The ages of the victims varied between 3 and 80 years old with a mean age of 31.7 +/- 22.3. Sixty-eight (79.1%) of the cases involved males, while 18 (20.9%) of the cases involved females. In 32 (37.2%) of the cases, the deaths due to tractor accidents occurred when the tractor overturned. In 37 (43.0%) of the cases, the tractor-related fatalities involved the passengers and the drivers were involved in 34 (39.5%) of the cases. In conclusion, tractor accidents are preventable and deaths from tractor accidents can be significantly reduced if drivers are required to wear safety belts and helmets and frequent checks are implemented to enforce the ban on carrying passengers.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Tractor, Farm, Death, Accident, Forensic medicine
Kaynak
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
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Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
31
Sayı
1
Künye
Doğan, K. H., Demirci, Ş., Sunam, G. S., Deniz, İ., Günaydın, G., (2010). Evaluation of Farm Tractor-Related Fatalities. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 31(1), 64-68. Doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c21bf0
