A prospective review of sixty consecutive patients who fell out of trees in a year was made. Fall from tree is an occupational hazard of traditional farmers, a rare cause of trauma, but a common cause of severe, crippling and often multiple injuries. It frequently resulted in spinal injury, and was the commonest cause of traumatic quadriplegia and paraplegia. The risk of fall and of sustaining spinal injury increased with age. Some school children also fell from fruit trees but they generally stood a better chance of getting away with relatively minor injuries. Methods of preventing or minimising the risk of this injury in farmers are highlighted.
对一年内连续60例从树上跌落的患者进行了前瞻性研究。从树上跌落是传统农民的职业危害，是一种罕见的创伤原因，但却是严重、致残且往往是多处受伤的常见原因。它经常导致脊柱损伤，是创伤性四肢瘫痪和截瘫的最常见原因。跌倒和发生脊柱损伤的风险随着年龄的增长而增加。一些学童也会从果树上跌落，但他们通常受轻伤的可能性较大。文中强调了预防或降低农民这种损伤风险的方法。
