Evaluation of Seasonal Hazelnut Workers' Emergency Department Applications in Ordu Province: A Retrospective Study
Year 2024,
Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 10 - 17, 30.04.2024
Ali Aygun
,
Adem Köksal
,
İbrahim Çaltekin
,
Meryem Balcı Özkay
Mehmet Seyfettin Sarıbaş
,
Mesut Tomakin
Abstract
Objective: In Turkey, agricultural worker migration occurs in order to maintain different regulations and management in different seasons. Seasonal agricultural workers (SAWs) may also cause problems such as not knowing the conditions of the region they go to, experiencing health problems due to seasonal conditions, and increased workload in local institutions brought about by population growth due to humidity. This study aimed to evaluate the emergency service applications of seasonal hazelnut workers during the hazelnut harvesting season and to find solutions to possible health problems.
Method: It was a single-center, retrospective study and the applications of seasonal hazelnut workers who applied to the local tertiary emergency department between 01 August 2022 and 30 September 2022 were evaluated. The socio-demographic characteristics of non-pregnant patients aged 18 and over, their reasons for admission to the emergency department, and the treatments they received were recorded.
Results: 400 patients with no missing data were included in the study. 60.2% of the patients included in the study were female and 19% were SAWs who were not registered in the population of Ordu province. It was determined that the most common causes of SAWs in emergency department admissions were allergic reactions with at 37.3% and trauma with at 26%.
Conclusion: It is observed that SAWs increase the rates of emergency service admissions during the hazelnut harvesting season. We think that in this period, the employment of healthcare personnel should be increased, SAWs should be trained in terms of diseases that may occur due to environmental factors and working conditions, and the necessary health plans should be determined in advance.
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Ordu İlindeki Mevsimlik Fındık İşçilerinin Acil Servis Başvurularının Değerlendirilmesi: Retrospektif bir Çalışma
Year 2024,
Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 10 - 17, 30.04.2024
Ali Aygun
,
Adem Köksal
,
İbrahim Çaltekin
,
Meryem Balcı Özkay
Mehmet Seyfettin Sarıbaş
,
Mesut Tomakin
Abstract
Amaç: Tükiye’de farklı bölgelerde ve farklı mevsimlerde tarımsal faaliyetlerin sürdürülmesi için tarımsal işçi göçü meydana gelmektedir. Mevsimlik tarım işçilerin (MTİ) gittikleri bölgenin şartlarını bilmemeleri, mevsim şartlarına bağlı sağlık problemlerinin yaşanması ve göç nedeniyle nüfus artışının getirmiş olduğu yerel kurumlardaki iş yoğunluğunda artma gibi sorunları da beraberinde getirebilmektedir. Bu çalışma, mevsimlik fındık işçilerinin fındık hasat dönemindeki acil servis başvurularını değerlendirmeyi ve olası sağlık problemlerine çözüm üretmeyi amaçlamıştır.
Yöntem: Tek merkezli, retrospektif bir çalışma olup yerel üçüncü basamak acil servise 01 Ağustos 2022 ile 30 Eylül 2022 tarihleri arasında başvuran mevsimsel fındık işçilerinin başvuruları değerlendirilmiştir. 18 yaş ve üzeri gebe olmayan hastaların acil servis başvurusundaki sosyo-demografik özelikleri, başvuru nedenleri ve almış oldukları tedaviler kaydedilmiştir.
Bulgular: Verilerinde eksiklik olmayan 400 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların %60.2’sinin cinsiyeti kadın ve %19’u Ordu ili nüfusuna kayıtlı olmayan MTİ’lerini oluşturmaktadır. MTİ’lerinin acil servis başvurularındaki en sık neden % 37.3 ile alerjik reaksiyonlar ve %26 ile travma olduğu tespit edildi.
Sonuç: MTİ’lerinin fındık hasat döneminde acil servis başvuru oranlarını arttırdığı görülmektedir. Bu dönemde sağlık personel istihdamının arttırılması ve MTİ’lerinin çevresel faktörler ve çalışma koşulları nedeniyle oluşabilecek hastalıklar açısından eğitilmesi ve gerekli sağlık planlamaların önceden belirlenmesi gerektiğini düşünmekteyiz.
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