Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study
| Autor: | Ahammed Mekkodathil, Ayman El-Menyar, Ahad Kanbar, Suhail Hakim, Khalid Ahmed, Tariq Siddiqui, Hassan Al-Thani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Male Adolescent Thoracic Injuries Injury Trauma Young Adult Injury Severity Score Fall Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Hospital Mortality Child Qatar Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Public health Multiple Trauma Height lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Infant Newborn Infant lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Hospitalization Spinal Injuries Child Preschool Wounds and Injuries Accidental Falls Female Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020) BMC Public Health |
| DOI: | 10.57945/manara.21598338.v1 |
| Popis: | Background Fall-related injuries are important public health problem worldwide. We aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries in a level 1 trauma center. Method A retrospective analysis of Qatar Trauma Registry data was conducted on patients admitted for fall-related injuries between 2010 and 2017. Comparative analyses of data by gender, age-groups and height of falls were performed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients, and in-hospital outcomes. Results A total of 4040 patients with fall-related injuries were identified in the study duration which corresponds to the rate of 2.34 per 10,000 population. Although the rate of fall-related injuries decreased over the years, the average number of patients per year remained high accounting for 32% of the hospitalized patients with moderate to severe injuries. Most of the injuries affected the head (36%) followed by spines (29%) and chest (23%). Males were predominant (89%), more likely to fall at workplace, fall from a greater height and have polytrauma than females. The working age-group (20–59 years) constituted the majority of injured (73%) and were more likely to fall at workplace, and to fall from higher heights compared to the older adults who sustained more fall at home. Overall in-hospital mortality was 3%. Outcomes including longer hospital length of stay and mortality were generally correlated with the height of fall except for the fall at home. Conclusion Fall-related injuries remain as significant burden even in a level 1 trauma center. Variations in the pattern of injuries by age, gender and height of fall provide important information for targeted preventive measures.Other Information Published in: BMC Public Health License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2 |
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