Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective Estimate the annual incidence and cost of non-fatal farm youth injury in the United States for the period 2001–06. Methods We used 2001–06 Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey data to estimate the annual incidence of farm youth non-fatal injury. To estimate the costs of injuries suffered by youth working/living on the farm, we multiplied the number of injuries times published unit costs by body part, nature of injury and age group. Results The annual number of non-fatal injuries to farm youth (ages 0–19) in 2001–2006 was 26 570. Of those, 45.1% occurred to household youth not working (95% CI: 39.6 to 50.6). The annual cost of non-fatal farm youth injuries was $119.9 million (in 2005 dollars). The bulk of it ($92.1 million) was comprised of medical costs. The mean cost was $4515 per case (95 CI $4273 to $4757).
Source: Injury Prevention
Authors: E Zaloshnja, Ted R Miller
Institution: Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation
Language: English
Topic: Agriculture and Farm Safety
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1987718800