Winnowing-Fan Injuries in Polonnaruwa

  • Goonetilleke, Gamini C.
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AUTHOR ABSTRACT

Fifty-two patients were injured by paddy winnowing fans during a period of two years. The commonest site of injury was the hand. More than one third of these patients were disabled as a result of the injury. There were no deaths. These injuries are preventable.

JOURNAL AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#

JOURNAL: Ceylon Med J. 1988; 33(3): 118-120.

Note: Ceylon Medical Journal.

NLOM ID#: 89168538 .

Publication #: 89168538

This document was extracted from the CDC-NIOSH Epidemiology of Farm Related Injuries: Bibliography With Abstracts, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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