{"id":510776,"date":"2020-07-20T08:05:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T07:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=510776"},"modified":"2020-07-20T09:39:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T08:39:16","slug":"18-of-farm-accident-victims-admitted-to-icu-with-dairy-deemed-most-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/18-of-farm-accident-victims-admitted-to-icu-with-dairy-deemed-most-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"18% of farm accident victims admitted to ICU…with dairy deemed most dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"

18% of farm accident victims needed to be admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), while almost 20% of victims requiring surgery, according to a new study on Irish farm safety.<\/p>\n

The research paper, entitled \u201cTrauma on Farms in the Republic of Ireland\u201d, was written by Dr. Michael Sheehan, Dr. Conor Deasy and Louise Brent and published today<\/a>, Monday, July 20, to coincide with the start of Farm Safety Week.<\/p>\n

The paper was a study of the data collected as part of the Major Trauma Audit at the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA).<\/p>\n

The paper, which examines the period 2014-2016, is the first significant study concerning this topic in Ireland, and shed light on a number of eye-opening statistics.<\/p>\n

Current data indicate that dairy farming is the most dangerous type of farming in the Republic of Ireland.<\/div>\n

The age profile of farmers sustaining major trauma is older than in other industries – with a median age of 54.5 years. Because they are older, many have other medical conditions making their treatment more complex when they sustain major injuries.<\/p>\n

Limbs were the most common body region injured (32%), followed by chest injuries (21%), spine injuries (16%) and head injuries (15%).<\/p>\n

Almost one in five patients required surgery, while 18% required admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).<\/p>\n

The most common mechanism of injury was a blow from an animal, accounting for 29% of injuries, followed by falls on 27%.<\/div>\u200b<\/p>\n

Summer was the most common season for injuries.<\/p>\n

\"Source:<\/a>

Source: National Office of Clinical Audit<\/p><\/div>\n

Unsurprisingly, 96% of patients were presented to hospital between 8:00am and 12:00am.<\/p>\n

The majority of patients were discharged back to their own home; however, many needed further care in a subsequent hospital or ongoing rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

2.6% of patients died in hospital, most commonly due to head injury, the study found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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