Department of Forensic Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey.
J Agromedicine. 2013;18(2):87-97. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2013.767737.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the properties of tractor-related death cases and discuss the precautions in order to prevent such events. For this aim, reports made between 2006 and 2009 by the First Specialty Board of Council of Forensic Medicine (FSBCFM), Turkey, were evaluated retrospectively. Forty-one tractor-related death cases were included in this study. Thirty-five (85.4%) of the cases were male. The mean age was 42.52 ± 25.1 (with a range between 1 and 84 years old). The average time interval between the incident and death was 13.76 ± 33.53 days (range: 0-176 days) and 20 (48.8%) cases died on the incident spot or during transportation to the hospital. Among the cases, 34.1% (n = 14) were drivers, whereas 39.0% (n = 16) were passengers and the remaining were pedestrians (26.9%, n = 11). The accident was caused by the tractor rolling over in 34.1%, the victim being run over in 22.0%, and the victim falling from the tractor or trailer in 22.0% of the cases. Most of the events (56.1%) occurred on the road. In conclusion, tractors must not be used as a transportation vehicle for passengers. Periodic training of drivers can be useful for reducing tractor-related accidents.
本研究旨在评估与拖拉机相关的死亡案例的特点，并讨论预防此类事件的注意事项。为此，我们回顾性地评估了土耳其法医理事会第一专业委员会在 2006 年至 2009 年期间提交的报告。本研究共纳入 41 例与拖拉机相关的死亡案例。其中 35 例（85.4%）为男性。平均年龄为 42.52 ± 25.1 岁（年龄范围为 1 岁至 84 岁）。事故发生到死亡的平均时间间隔为 13.76 ± 33.53 天（范围：0-176 天），20 例（48.8%）在事故现场或在送往医院的途中死亡。在这些案例中，34.1%（n=14）为驾驶员，39.0%（n=16）为乘客，其余为行人（26.9%，n=11）。事故原因是拖拉机侧翻 34.1%，受害人被轧伤 22.0%，受害人从拖拉机或拖车坠落 22.0%。大多数事件（56.1%）发生在道路上。总之，拖拉机不得用作乘客的运输工具。对驾驶员进行定期培训有助于减少与拖拉机相关的事故。
