Author/Editor		Primožič, Janez; Gracar, Irena; Aleš, Andrej
Title		Poškodbe s traktorji in obdelovalnimi stroji pri otrocih
Translated title		Tractor and farm machinery related injuries in children
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 75, št. 5
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 327-32
Language		slo
Abstract		We analysed injuries in children caused by tractors and other agricultural machinery. Retrospective overview of health records of children admitted to hospital between 1 January, 2001, and 31 December, 2004. We found 45 children, aged 7.2 years on average (SD 2.3, range 17 months - 14 years). There were 39 boys (87%) and 6 (13%) girls. The injuries were caused by tractor in 28 (62%) children; the children were involved in the accidents as passengers on farming cart in 4 (10%) cases, when moving around otherfarming vehicles in 8 (16%) cases, and when moving around small farming machines or using farming tools in 5 (10%) cases. There were 19 (42%) light injuries, 20 (44%) severe ones, and 6 (14%) very severe injuries Thirty-three (73%) children sustained injuries of multiple body parts. Head injury was sustained by 23 (51%) children. Average length ofstay in the hospital was 8.5 days, (SD 23; range 1-133). All the children survived the accident. Tractors and other agricultural machinery are apossible source ofsevere injuries in children. In general, several parts of the body are injured simultaneously. Mostly, the head is affected. Compared to other agriculturally developed countries, such injuries are more frequentin Slovenia. Adequate prevention is the key to avoiding this type of injuries.
Summary		Analizirali smo poškodbe s traktorji in drugimi obdelovalnimi stroji pri otrocih Retrospektivni pregled zdravstvene dokumentacije otrok, ki so bili sprejeti v bolnišnico od 1. 1. 2001 do 31. 12. 2004. Zajeli smo 45 otrok, starih povprečno 7,2 leta (SD 2,3; razpon 17 mesecev do 14 let). Dečkov je bilo 39 (87%), deklic 6 (13%). S traktorji je bilo poškodovanih 28 (62%) otrok, kot potniki na poljedelskem vozu 4 (10%), z obdelovalnimi stroji 8 (18%), z delovnim strojem ali s poljedelskim orodjem 5 (10%). Lahkih poškodb je bilo 19 (42%), hudih 20 (44%), posebno hudih 6 (14%). Pri 33 (73%) otrocih je bilo hkrati prizadetih več delov telesa. Poškodbo glave je utrpelo 23 (51%). Povprečna ležalna doba je bila 8,5 dneva (SD 23; razpon 1-133). Preživeli so vsi otroci. Traktorji in obdelovalni stroji so možen vir hudih poškodb pri otrocih. Po pravilu je zajetih več delov telesa hkrati. Glava je prizadeta največkrat. V primerjavi z drugimi poljedelsko razvitimi deželami je pri nas te vrste poškodb več. Večina teh poškodb se z ustreznim preventivnim delovanjem da preprečiti.
Descriptors		AGRICULTURE WOUNDS AND INJURIES TECHNOLOGY CHILD