ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
Characteristics of fall-related head injury versus non-head injury in the older adults.
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- Risk Factors for Fall-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review Highlighting Research Gaps.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Risk stratification for significant acute traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in older adults after a ground-level fall: A prospective multicentre cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2026Article
- Trends in fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States: analyzing incidence and costs from 2015 to 2022.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Impact of traumatic brain injury on recovery over the year following hip fracture among older Medicare beneficiaries.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Differences in Inpatient Total Costs in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Analysis from a Romanian Tertiary Care Center.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Burden of falls in China, 1992-2021 and projections to 2030: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Unintentional fall mortality by place, sex, and age group among older Chinese adults, 2010-21.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Emergency Department Visits for Alcohol-Associated Falls Among Older Adults in the United States, 2011 to 2020.Annals of emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Mortality Trends due to Falls in the Group of People in Early (65-74 Years) and Late (75+) Old Age in Poland in the Years 2000-2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Trauma-related falls in an urban geriatric population: predictive risk factors for poorer clinical outcomes.Injury epidemiology · 2023Article
- Severe trauma in Germany and Israel: are we speaking the same language? A trauma registry comparison.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Severe Ground Fall Injury Associated with Alcohol Consumption in Geriatric Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The mortality trends of falls among the elderly adults in the mainland of China, 2013-2020: A population-based study through the National Disease Surveillance Points system.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to examine the characteristics of older adults patients who suffered a head injury after a ground-level fall in comparison to non-head injury patients as well as the factors associated with severity in those with head injury only.
methodsPatients were classified into two groups, the head injury group and the non-head injury group. The characteristics were compared and factors associated with head injury were evaluated. Factors relating to severe injury in the head injury group were also investigated.
resultsThe head injury group comprised 42 % of a study subjects. Male sex; fall time of 18:00-23:59; fall location of medical facility, transportation area, and public or commercial facility; fall in an outdoor area; fall during daily activity; alcohol ingestion; fall from stairs; non-slippery floor conditions; concrete flooring; sloped flooring; and presence of obstacles on the floor were risk factors for head injury in the older adults after a ground-level fall. Male sex and age over 70 years; fall time of 00:00-05:59; fall in a residential facility; fall in an indoor area; fall during daily activity; fall from stairs; non-slippery floor conditions; and presence of obstacles on the floor were factors associated with severe injury in the head injury group.
conclusionsMale sex with advanced age, indoor fall, and the presence of obstacles on the floor were risk factors for severe injury in the head injury group in older adults individuals who suffered a ground-level fall. It is necessary to develop appropriate ground-level fall prevention programs by evaluating the individual and environmental characteristics of older adults patients.
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