Tree stand-related injuries among deer hunters - Georgia, 1979-1989
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A survey of injuries and fatalities that resulted from the use of tree stands while deer hunting was conducted in the state of Georgia over a ten-year period. The Georgia Department of Human Resources and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources conducted this survey based upon information derived from deer hunters who completed the mandatory Uniform Hunter Casualty Report form. A tree stand is an elevated platform that allows for a better view and reduces the ground scent of the hunter. A tree-stand injury was defined as any injury related to any device that was used to hunt deer from a tree. Of the 594 total accidents reported during this period, 85 were fatal. Thirty-six percent of all accidents (214) were related to tree stands of which eight percent (17) proved fatal. The majority of these accidents were caused by a fall from a tree stand (52 percent). Forty-nine hunters (23 percent) fell while climbing down from the tree and forty hunters (19 percent) fell while climbing up the tree. Fourteen (7 percent) were unexplained. The injuries, all of which occurred during the hunting season, predominantly consisted of sprains and fractures and the median age of the injured party was 38. The Centers for Disease Control inserted an editorial notation which stated that there has been an under-emphasis on tree stand-related injuries in previous reports on hunting statistics. The Georgia survey indicated that tree-stand injuries account for a substantial portion of all injuries and fatalities related to hunting. Hunter safety courses in Georgia are currently mandatory. However, it was observed that 66 percent of the injured hunters had not taken the safety course.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1989
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Malaria in an immigrant and travelers - Georgia, Vermont, and Tennessee, 1996
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Three 1996 cases of malaria in the US illustrate the need to consider malaria in seriously ill patients who have traveled or lived in other countries. A Georgia woman diagnosed with malaria had moved to Georgia from Honduras two years before. A Vermont man and a Tennessee man both developed malaria during trips to Africa and the Philippines, respectively. Neither man used prophylactic drugs to prevent malaria during their trip. The Vermont resident was successfully treated, but the 64-year-old Tennessee man eventually died.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Corporate Action to Reduce Air Pollution--Atlanta, Georgia, 1998-1999
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A state program that provides subsidized commuting alternatives for workers may help reduce ozone levels. Ozone is a component of air pollution that can affect the lungs. In Atlanta, three businesses participated in the Partnership for a Smog-Free Georgia (PSG). Overall, the Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Board of Workers Compensation, and Georgia Power/Southern Company were able to reduce single-occupant commuting about 20%.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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