jimmyj
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This was in my local paper. The stats are Canadian but I can't imagine they are much different elsewhere.
I could not find a link so I just typed it out.
Deaths to children living on farms exceeded national all-cause unintentional fatal injury rates among Canadian children aged one to six by 71 percent.
Among boys, the annual fatality rates from agricultural injuries exceeded all cause rates by 120 percent.
Three causes of injury accounted for most of the deaths:
1) Farm tractors are the leading machine causing injury and death. (Runovers of children who have fallen from tractors while they were passengers).
2) Drownings (farm ponds, dugouts, manure lagoons).
3) Other farm machinery (runnover and rollover, entanglement in moving or unattended machinery)
Common patterns seen:
-Children who are unsupervised or not well supervised
-Children in the proximity of unguarded or moving machinery
-Children who are performing work tasks for which they are not yet ready
(I have paraphrased the rest as it's a lot of blah blah but here are some interesting bits..)
Create safe areas for children such as fenced in yards.
Use sitters
Be extra careful in the summer
Make sure the whole family uses safety rules and lead by example (ie helmets on ATV's)
The majority of deaths are to boys, with about four injuries or deaths to boys for every one to a girl.
Anyhow, I thought it was worth posting.
Jim
I could not find a link so I just typed it out.
Deaths to children living on farms exceeded national all-cause unintentional fatal injury rates among Canadian children aged one to six by 71 percent.
Among boys, the annual fatality rates from agricultural injuries exceeded all cause rates by 120 percent.
Three causes of injury accounted for most of the deaths:
1) Farm tractors are the leading machine causing injury and death. (Runovers of children who have fallen from tractors while they were passengers).
2) Drownings (farm ponds, dugouts, manure lagoons).
3) Other farm machinery (runnover and rollover, entanglement in moving or unattended machinery)
Common patterns seen:
-Children who are unsupervised or not well supervised
-Children in the proximity of unguarded or moving machinery
-Children who are performing work tasks for which they are not yet ready
(I have paraphrased the rest as it's a lot of blah blah but here are some interesting bits..)
Create safe areas for children such as fenced in yards.
Use sitters
Be extra careful in the summer
Make sure the whole family uses safety rules and lead by example (ie helmets on ATV's)
The majority of deaths are to boys, with about four injuries or deaths to boys for every one to a girl.
Anyhow, I thought it was worth posting.
Jim
