Publication Date:
2014-01-01
Description:
Principals. Throughout the world, falls are a major public health problem and a socioeconomic burden. Nevertheless there is little knowledge about how the injury types may be related to the aetiology and setting of the fall, especially in the elderly. We have therefore analysed all patients presenting with a fall to our Emergency Department (ED) over the past five years.Methods. Our retrospective data analysis comprised adult patients admitted to our Emergency Department between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2010, in relation to a fall.Results. Of a total of 6357 patients 78% (n=4957) patients were younger than 75 years. The main setting for falls was patients home (n=2239, 35.3%). In contrast to the younger patients, the older population was predominantly female (56.3% versus 38.6%;P
Print ISSN:
2356-6140
Electronic ISSN:
1537-744X
Topics:
Natural Sciences in General
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