| Eye injuries in agriculture. | |
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PMID: 6328853 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To study eye injuries in agriculture we reviewed the case records of 662 patients with eye injuries treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, Central Hospital of Tampere between the years 1972 and 1979. Of the whole material 96 (14.5%) were agricultural workers, 74 (77%) male and 22 (23%) female, with the mean age of 43 years. The mean annual incidence of eye injuries in agriculture was 3.46 per 10.000 people which was higher than in industry (1.9 per 10.000 people) but lower than in construction (5.28 per 10.000 people). The use of AIV solution was the most frequent cause of eye injury in farming (6/10) and was the most common cause of all chemical eye burns in agriculture (6/7). Cow butting with horn caused all eye injuries in dairying ; 50% of these were perforating eye injuries. In lumbering , forest work or a flying piece of wood at chopping caused eye injuries in 29 cases including 19 cases with blunt ocular trauma and 8 cases with perforating eye injuries. Hammering was the most frequent cause of injury in repair work (7/16). Unilateral blindness was seen in 17 cases (17.7%). It was caused mostly by cow butting with horn (6 cases) or lumbering (5 cases). The importance of employment of protective eye screen or glasses also in agriculture is pointed out. |
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Authors:
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K M Saari; E Aine |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta ophthalmologica. Supplementum Volume: 161 ISSN: 0065-1451 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Ophthalmol. Suppl. Publication Date: 1984 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-07-09 Completed Date: 1984-07-09 Revised Date: 2007-07-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370350 Medline TA: Acta Ophthalmol Suppl Country: DENMARK |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 42-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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Accidents, Occupational* Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Agriculture* Burns, Chemical / epidemiology* Child Child, Preschool Dairying Eye Burns / epidemiology Eye Injuries / epidemiology* Female Finland Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Sex Factors Wounds, Nonpenetrating / epidemiology Wounds, Penetrating / epidemiology |
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