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YÖKSİS Eşleşti
Evaluation of farm tractor-related fatalities
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology · Mart 2010
YÖKSİS Kayıtları
Evaluation of farm tractor related fatalities
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY · 2010 SCI-Expanded 8 atıf
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Makale Bilgileri
DergiAmerican Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Yayın TarihiMart 2010
Cilt / Sayfa31 · 64-68
Scopus ID2-s2.0-77649205654
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. Copyright © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Yazarlar (5)
1
Kamil Hakan Dogan
ORCID: 0000-0002-7685-266X
2
Serafettin Demirci
3
Guven S. Sunam
4
Idris Deniz
5
Gursel Gunaydin
Anahtar Kelimeler
Accident
Death
Farm
Forensic medicine
Tractor
Kurumlar
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
30
Atıf
5
Yazar
5
Anahtar Kelime