Farming and ranching related injuries in Southern Idaho

Abstract Introduction Agriculture is an inherently dangerous industry. We sought injury data for use with the Idaho Time Sensitive Emergency (TSE) system to formulate goals and track improvements. Methods Registries in southern Idaho were queried for ICD-9-CM diagnoses related to agriculture in 2014...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2017-05, Vol.213 (5), p.881-884
Main Authors: Shaver, Jackson, McRoberts, Drew, O'Byrne, Brian, Morgan, Bill, Krall, Kevin, Surjan, Christian, Mayberry, John, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Agriculture
All terrain vehicles
Calendars
Cattle
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency vehicles
Farming
Farms
Fatalities
Female
Horses
Humans
Idaho - epidemiology
Injuries
Intensive care
Machinery and equipment
Male
Middle Aged
Milk
Milk production
Occupational Injuries - epidemiology
Occupational Injuries - etiology
Patients
Ranching
Registries
Retrospective Studies
Rural areas
Surgery
Trauma
Trauma centers
Vital statistics
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Introduction Agriculture is an inherently dangerous industry. We sought injury data for use with the Idaho Time Sensitive Emergency (TSE) system to formulate goals and track improvements. Methods Registries in southern Idaho were queried for ICD-9-CM diagnoses related to agriculture in 2014. Injuries known or likely to have occurred on properties intended for farming, ranching, animal care, or milk production, and relating to those activities were included. Results Among 72 patients, injuries were related to horses (31%), machinery (17%), ATVs (17%), and hay bales/haystacks (13%). Average age was 45 (3–82), 82% male, and mean ISS of 13 (1–50). Transportation utilized air (31%) and ground (69%) methods, with an average of 35 min (9–132). There was 1 inhospital death and 4 on-scene fatalities. Conclusions We established baseline transport and injury data for the Idaho TSE system. These results can help our TSE system track improvements intended to increase quality of care.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.03.009