PEDIATRICS Vol. 77 No. 5 May 1986, pp. 784-785
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Farm Accidents

THOMAS H. COGBILL MD, FACS1, HENRY M. BUSCH JR MD1, and GARY R. STIERS MD1

1 Department of Surgery, Gunderson Clinic, 1836 South Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601

In Reply.—

We appreciate the interest and comments by Dr Paulson relative to our paper (Pediatrics 1985;76:562-566). In our series of 105 children injured in farm accidents, we reported one mortality (1%) and one child (1%) with major long-term disability. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 80 months based upon review of complete outpatient records in this stable rural population. Serious neurologic and physiologic sequelae were accurately recorded.

We agree with Dr Paulson that a retrospective chart review will underestimate the number of minor disabilities including subtle neurologic, orthopedic, and pulmonary sequelae.