Winnowing fan blade head injury

Abstract

The farms can be a dangerous working place especially for children. Children spend most of their time there with their parents in the fields and it is where accidents happen. Approximately 200,000 children in India suffer from head injury every year and majority can be prevented. Head injury from the winnowing fan blades is rare among children and limited data is available in the literature. We present the, mechanism of injury, clinico-radiological findings, the management and preventive measures that can be taken for head injuries that occur due to the winnowing fan. Keywords: children, winnowing fan blade, head injury prevention.

Craniofacial trauma in pediatric patients following winnowing blade injury-review of literature

“…The majority of the studies shows that adhering to principles such as early surgery, removal of contaminants from the wound, thorough debridement with dural repair (primary/ augmentation) during the primary treatment would give the maximum benefit and best possible results. [2,5] Like in many studies, the majority of the injuries in our patient occurred in the fronto-parietal and facial regions. Postoperative wound infections and the CSF leak are the two dreaded complications which add on to the prolonged hospital stay and morbidity in many studies.…”

“…[ 8 ] Studies from Indian subcontinent always an emphasis on this fact of adapting preventive measures despite which unhealthy agricultural practices still flourish unabated. [ 5 ] Design solutions for safety must be considered and retrofitting of existing machines with safety cages must be done to prevent such inadvertent injuries. [ 9 ] Emphatically, these are operated by young men or even adolescents who fail to foresee some dangerous situations [ Figure 3 ].…”