Severe Injuries from Low-height Falls in the Elderly Population
- 주제(키워드) Elderly , Falls , Injury , Relating Factors
- 주제(기타) Medicine, General & Internal
- 설명문(일반) [Lee, Hyeji; Kim, Sun Hyu; Lee, Sang Cheal] Univ Ulsan, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Ulsan Univ Hosp, 877 Bangeojinsunhwando Ro, Ulsan 44033, South Korea; [Kim, Sunpyo] Chosun Univ, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Gwangju, South Korea; [Cho, Gyu Chong] Hallym Univ, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hosp, Seoul, South Korea; [Kim, Min Joung] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Seoul, South Korea; [Lee, Ji Sook] Ajou Univ, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Suwon, South Korea; [Han, Chul] Ewha Womans Univ, Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Seoul, South Korea
- 발행기관 KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- 발행년도 2018
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000156533
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e221
초록/요약
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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