Severe Injuries from Low-height Falls in the Elderly Population
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: e221-2018.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-716807
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Falls from low-height can cause severe injuries in the elderly population. This study was conducted to determine characteristics of injuries from low-height falls.METHODS:
We retrospectively review surveillance data on injured patients who presented to six emergency departments from January 2011 to December 2015. Study subjects were divided into severe group and non-severe group based on severity of injury. The general and clinical characteristics were compared between the two groups and analyzed factors related with severe injuries.RESULTS:
Of 1,190 elderly patients, severe group comprised 82 patients (7%). The severe group was 2 years younger than the non-severe group. In the severe group, 61% was men and 34% in the non-severe group. In the non-severe, the injuries more commonly occurred at residential facilities and indoors than those in the severe group. Paid work during injury occurrence was 15%, and the more patients presented with non-alert consciousness in the severe group. The most common regions of major injury were head and neck in the severe group.CONCLUSION:
Paid work, non-alert consciousness, and major injury to head and neck are relating factors to severe injuries in the elderly population.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Residential Facilities
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Accidental Falls
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Retrospective Studies
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Consciousness
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Head
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Neck
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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