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- Title
Analysis and injury paterns of walnut tree falls in central anatolia of turkey.
- Authors
Ersoy, Suleyman; Sonmez, Bedriye Müge; Yilmaz, Fevzi; Kavalci, Cemil; Ozturk, Derya; Altinbilek, Ertugrul; Alagöz, Fatih; Cesur, Fatma; Yildirim, Ali Erdem; Uckun, Ozhan Merzuk; Akin, Tezcan
- Abstract
Introduction Falls are the second most common cause of injury-associated mortality worldwide. This study aimed to analysis the injuries caused by falls from walnut tree and assess their mortality and morbidity risk. Methods This is a retrospective hospital-based study of patients presenting to emergency department (ED) of Ahi Evran Univercity between September and October 2012. For each casualty, we computed the ISS (defined as the sum of the squares of the highest Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score in each of the three most severely injured body regions). Severe injury was defined as ISS ⩾ 16. The duration of hospital stay and final outcome were recorded. Statistical comparisons were carried out with Chi-Square test for categorical data and nonparametric spearman correlation tests were used to test the association between variables. A p value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results Fifty-four patients admitted to our emergency department with fall from walnut tree. Fifty (92.6%) patients were male. The mean age was 48 ± 14 years. Spinal region (44.4%) and particularly lumbar area (25.9%) sustained the most of the injuries among all body parts. Wedge compression fractures ranked first among all spinal injuries. Extremities injuries were the second most common injury. None of the patients died. Morbidity rate was 9.25%. Conclusion Falls from walnut trees are a significant health problem. Preventive measures including education of farmers and agricultural workers and using mechanized methods for harvesting walnut will lead to a dramatic decrease in mortality and morbidity caused by falls from walnut trees.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC medical centers; CHI-squared test; ACCIDENTAL falls; HOSPITAL emergency services; STATISTICS; WALNUT; WOUNDS &; injuries; DATA analysis; RETROSPECTIVE studies; SEVERITY of illness index; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1749-7922
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1749-7922-9-42