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KMID : 0379319950200010015
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1995 Volume.20 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.23
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A Study for Injuries due to Agricultural Machines in Kyeongsangnam Province
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Kim Byung-Sung
Chon Hae-Jung
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Abstract
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As compared before, agricultural machines are used more commonly instead of animal or manpower in rural areas and the injuries due to those are common. This study was conducted by questionnaire method in order to find out the current status of injuries due to agricultural machines for farmers who was selected from three Gun’s in Kyeongsangnam Province
The study subjects wee 385 persons in all(210 male persons, 175 female persons) and the study period was from July through September 1993. @ES The results were as follows ;
@EN 1. The injury rate due to agricultural machines was high in male(p<0.05), and it was higher in younger age group and higher educated group.
2. The injury occurred high in summer and autumn seasons(77.6%), in the afternoon(60.6%), and during harvest(35.2%).
3. The major injuries were contusion, fracture, amputation in order and the injured sites were arms, legs, and chest in order, 31.7% of the injured farmers had been admitted, and they were treated at hospitals, home, drugstores and health
centers in order.
4. The casualty damage was highest by cultivators, and agricultural instrument, threshing machine were followed. Among traumatic injuries concerned with cultivators contusions were most common, and fractures, amputations were followed. In case of agricultural instruments bruises were most common, and incisions, contusion were followed. In case of threshing machines fractures were most common and contusion, bruise were followed.
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KEYWORD
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Injury, Agricultural machines
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