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Analysis of fatal accidents with tractors in the Centre of Portugal: Ten years analysis

Antunes, Soraia M. ; Cordeiro, Cristina ; Teixeira, Helena M.

Forensic science international, 2018-06, Vol.287, p.74-80 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Ireland: Elsevier B.V

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  • Título:
    Analysis of fatal accidents with tractors in the Centre of Portugal: Ten years analysis
  • Autor: Antunes, Soraia M. ; Cordeiro, Cristina ; Teixeira, Helena M.
  • Assuntos: 2005–2014 ; Accident ; Accidents ; Agricultural equipment ; Agriculture ; Alcohol ; Alcohols ; Autopsies ; Autopsy ; Blood levels ; Centre of Portugal ; Death ; Ethanol ; Fatalities ; Forensic pathology ; Forensic science ; Forensic sciences ; Geographical distribution ; Injuries ; Laws ; Legal medicine ; Medico legal autopsy ; Mortality ; Occupational safety ; Protective structures ; Roads & highways ; Rollover ; Thorax ; Tractor ; Tractors ; Traffic accidents & safety ; Traffic safety
  • É parte de: Forensic science international, 2018-06, Vol.287, p.74-80
  • Descrição: •Rollover in sloping land is the most common cause of tractor accidents.•The main victims were retired males, between 61 and 70 years-old.•Cranioencephalic, thoracic and abdominal injuries are the main cause of death.•The information available about the use of ROPS is practically absent.•When existent, the protections are not used or are incorrectly used. Tractors have been described as one of the deadliest farming implements concerning agricultural activity. In Portugal, the scientific investigations about this problem are practically non-existent, with only statistical studies performed by entities related to road traffic safety, not in accordance to the study now performed, pinpointing the possibility of an underreporting of these accidents. This work aims to characterize the fatal tractor accidents in Portugal, autopsied at the Forensic Pathology Department of the Centre Branch of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Portugal, analysing several variables: gender, age, occupation, survival time, the victim position in the tractor, cause of death, toxicological and histological exams, year/month/day of the week, type of agricultural machine, existence of rollover protective structures (ROPS), type of accident, ground conditions, circumstantial information and geographic distribution of the accidents. All the autopsies between 2005 and 2014 were analysed. The victim profile corresponded to a man (89.5%), between 61 and 70 years old (33.3%), retired (43.9%), being the tractor driver (45.6%). In most of the cases, death occurred in less than 24h after the accident. These fatalities arose mainly in May and October. Rollover in sloping land was the most common type of accident, and cranioencephalic, thoracic and abdominal traumatic injuries were the main cause of death. In 16.2% of the cases, blood alcohol concentration was above the lower limit established in our road traffic law (<0.5g/L). There was lack information about the use of ROPS (95.9%), and even when existent, the protections were not used or were incorrectly used. This is the first national study involving the description of the forensic achievements in each autopsy related to tractor accidents, and the corresponding circumstances that contributed to the death. Many barriers remain about this matter, but the Portuguese government begin to design several laws to prevent this type of accidents. Future investigations should be performed to understand the real dimension of tractor accidents in Portugal, and to comprehend the efficiency of laws implemented by the government.
  • Editor: Ireland: Elsevier B.V
  • Idioma: Inglês
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