ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2017
Trends and Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits for Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults, 2003-2010.
Article in The western journal of emergency medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05807724 (Geriatric Emergency Department Fall Injury Prevention Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Geriatric Emergency Department Fall Injury Prevention Project
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- Emergency department revisits and hospital readmissions following a fall-related emergency department presentation in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- Emergency department-initiated interventions to reduce risk of recurrent falls in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- Multi-Factorial and Multi-Component Fall Prevention Interventions Initiated From the Emergency Department: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Cardiovascular Disorders and Falls Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Pooled it
- GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Fall Prevention Intervention in the Emergency Department: Preliminary Data.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020Trial
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- Neuromechanistic causes of timber falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: Is response initiation or motor execution the problem?GeroScience · 2026Article
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- Pain has limited predictive value for fractures following falls in older people: insight from a retrospective study.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between Sedative-Hypnotic Medication Use and Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Older Adults.Cureus · 2026Article
- The Growing Burden of Fall-Related Injuries among Older Adults: A Seven-Year Study from a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2026Article
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- Tailored interventions to prevent functional decline after a Sentinel Fall presenting to the Emergency Department (iSeFallED) - protocol for a pragmatic mixed-methods implementation study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Virtual Observation Units: A Novel Disposition for Older Adults With Falls From the Emergency Department.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Refusal of Emergency Medical Transport After a Fall: Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Repeat Callers.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- How socioeconomic status shapes health outcomes following severe falls: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Understanding Barriers to Home Safety Assessment Adoption in Older Adults: Qualitative Human-Centered Design Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- A Mixed Methods SEIPS-based Evaluation of a Patient-centered ED Discharge Process Redesign for Older Adults.Journal of patient safety · 2025Article
- [Patient specific implants and instruments in orthopaedic trauma: 3D prints and implants in perlvic and hip fractures].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Incidence and Determinants of Falls Following Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
introductionOne third of older adults fall each year, and falls are costly to both the patient in terms of morbidity and mortality and to the health system. Given that falls are a preventable cause of injury, our objective was to understand the characteristics and trends of emergency department (ED) fall-related visits among older adults. We hypothesize that falls among older adults are increasing and examine potential factors associated with this rise, such as race, ethnicity, gender, insurance and geography.
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) to determine fall trends over time by examining changes in ED visit rates for falls in the United States between 2003 and 2010, detailing differences by gender, sociodemographic characteristics and geographic region.
resultsBetween 2003 and 2010, the visit rate for falls and fall-related injuries among people age ≥ 65 increased from 60.4 (95% confidence interval [CI][51.9-68.8]) to 68.8 (95% CI [57.8-79.8]) per 1,000 population (p=0.03 for annual trend). Among subgroups, visits by patients aged 75-84 years increased from 56.2 to 82.1 per 1,000 (P <.01), visits by women increased from 67.4 to 81.3 (p = 0.04), visits by non-Hispanic Whites increased from 63.1 to 73.4 (p < 0.01), and visits in the South increased from 54.4 to 71.1 (p=0.03).
conclusionED visit rates for falls are increasing over time. There is a national movement to increase falls awareness and prevention. EDs are in a unique position to engage patients on future fall prevention and should consider ways they can also partake in such initiatives in a manner that is feasible and appropriate for the ED setting.
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