Ceiling fan injuries: the Townsville experience

Authors
Potts, JR
Citation
Jr. Potts, Ceiling fan injuries: the Townsville experience, MED J AUST, 170(3), 1999, pp. 119-120
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
ISSN journal
0025729X → ACNP
Volume
170
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
119 - 120
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-729X(19990201)170:3<119:CFITTE>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
From 1 April 1995 to 31 March 1997, 50 people presented to Townsville Gener al Hospital with injuries caused by ceiling fans. Injuries ranged from graz es to compound skull fractures, and seven patients required admission to ho spital for ongoing treatment. Most of these injuries could have been avoide d. Current safety guidelines for the use of ceiling fans are inadequate.