From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study
< 1 m (n = 1064, 28.3%) | 1.0–2.9 m (n = 875, 23.2%) | 3.0–5.9 m (n = 1152, 30.6%) | ≥ 6 m (n = 673, 17.95) | P-value | |
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Mean age ± SD (years) | 37.2 ± 24.7 | 29.0 ± 17.3 | 32.8 ± 12.9 | 31.8 ± 11.4 | 0.001 |
Age groups | |||||
0–19 yrs. | 275 (25.8) | 226 (25.8) | 110 (9.5) | 53 (7.8) | 0.001 |
20–59 yrs. | 566 (53.2) | 621 (70.9) | 1002 (86.9) | 584 (86.8) | |
≥ 60 yrs. | 222 (20.9) | 51 (5.8) | 35 (3.0) | 11 (1.6) | |
Males | 846 (79.5) | 787 (89.9) | 1106 (96.0) | 632 (89.6) | 0.001 |
Location of fall | |||||
• Workplace | 156 (14.7) | 411 (47.0) | 853 (74.0) | 502 (74.6) | 0.001 |
• Home | 690 (64.8) | 284 (32.5) | 158 (13.7) | 85 (12.6) | |
• Other | 218 (20.4) | 180 (20.6) | 141 (12.2) | 86 (12.8) | |
Head injury | 436 (41.0) | 337 (38.5) | 344 (29.9) | 208 (30.9) | 0.001 |
Chest injury | 171 (16.1) | 181 (20.7) | 303 (26.3) | 246 (36.6) | 0.001 |
Spinal injury | 137 (12.9) | 215 (24.6) | 462 (40.1) | 299 (44.4) | 0.001 |
Abdominal | 79 (7.4) | 109 (12.5) | 154 (13.4) | 140 (20.8) | 0.001 |
GCS at ED | 14.4 ± 2.3 | 14.3 ± 2.5 | 13.9 ± 3.0 | 12.5 ± 4.6 | 0.001 |
ISS | 10.2 ± 7.3 | 10.8 ± 7.7 | 12.3 ± 8.7 | 15.0 ± 10.6 | 0.001 |
TRISS | 0.98 ± 0.04 | 0.99 ± 0.05 | 0.98 ± 0.06 | 0.97 ± 0.08 | 0.001 |
RTS | 7.66 ± 0.74 | 7.64 ± 0.83 | 7.56 ± 0.98 | 7.01 ± 1.9 | 0.001 |
Hospital LOS (days) | 4 (IQR 2–10) | 4 (IQR 2–8) | 6 (IQR 3–13) | 8 (IQR 3–20) | 0.001 |
Mortality | 28 (2.6) | 10 (1.1) | 34 (3.0) | 43 (6.4) | 0.001 |