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Secondary Injuries/Illnesses On the Farm

Secondary Injuries/Illnesses On the Farm. Presented by: Dr. Therese Willkomm. Factors Contributing to Secondary Injuries/Illnesses on the Farm. Nature of disability and other health related conditions Nature of Farm Task being Performed and Required Abilities

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Secondary Injuries/Illnesses On the Farm

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  1. Secondary Injuries/IllnessesOn the Farm Presented by: Dr. Therese Willkomm

  2. Factors Contributing to Secondary Injuries/Illnesses on the Farm • Nature of disability and other health related conditions • Nature of Farm Task being Performed and Required Abilities • Assistive Technologies Used to Complete Farm Tasks– • Environmental conditions • Other

  3. Nature of disability and other health related conditions • Associated physical, sensory, cognitive, environmental limitations; • Secondary complications – predispositions to respiratory impairments; heat strokes; wound injuries • Other Health related conditions • Prognosis- getting worse or better

  4. Nature of Farm Task being Performed and Required Abilities and Risks of Secondary Injuries • Farm mobility • Tool use • Machinery use • Livestock handling • Grain/feed handling - • Material handling –

  5. Assistive Technologies Used to Complete Farm Tasks– • Level 1 Accommodation • Level 2 - Commercially available products; seating and mobility equipment; prosthetic devices; etc • Level 3 -Commercially available equipment modifications; • Level 4 - One of a kind solutions high risk of injury or failures • Time – If A.T. takes too much time it won’t be used or • Money – limited funds $1,800 – Learn to “Make Due with What you have”

  6. Level 1: No Accommodations

  7. Level 2 Commercially Available: Prosthetic Device Failures and Entanglement

  8. Secondary Injuries and Seating Systems

  9. Level 3 - Equipment Modifications and Risks of Injury

  10. Risk to Co-Workers Using Equipment that Has Been Modified

  11. Level 4 - One of a kind solutions at risk of causing an injury

  12. Money – Limited Funds $1,800 – Learn to “Make Due with What you have”

  13. Time – If A.T. takes too much time it won’t be used

  14. Environmental Conditions • Dust, dirt, bacteria • Sun, extreme heat, • Extreme cold • Moisture -rain, snow, humidity

  15. Other Factors • Socio-Economic factors • Older Labor Intensive Farm Operations • Older machinery • Behavioral – Accident Prone and Risk Taking • Lack of Available Family Members or Hired Help

  16. Objective 3.d. in the NAP Workplan: Increase the knowledge of clients and service providers regarding causes and prevention of secondary injuries and illnesses.

  17. Objective 1.c in the NAP Workplan:To increase knowledge of Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Manufacturers on how DME products, specifically wheelchair-related seating and mobility systems and prosthetics/orthotics, are used and/or misused on the farm; describe limitations and recommendations for improvements.

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