ArticleJournal of safety research2022
Differences in fall-related emergency departments visits with and without an Injury, 2018.
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- Identifying fall-related injuries in older adults using ICD-10 injury codes : Validation study of emergency department patients with and without subsequent hospitalization.Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2026Article
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- Trends in fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States: analyzing incidence and costs from 2015 to 2022.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Comprehensive management of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and fungal infections after penetrating chest injury: a case of complex infection in a patient treated for a postinjury wound.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Surface Electromyography Combined with Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Neuromuscular Falls in the Elderly: A Narrative Review of Present Applications and Future Perspectives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Recurrent Falls over Three Years among Older Adults Age 70+: Associations with Physical and Mental Health Status, Exercise, and Hospital Stay.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
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- The timing and amplitude of the muscular activity of the arms preceding impact in a forward fall is modulated with fall velocity.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls, with or without an injury, often affect the health of older adults (65+).
methodsWe used the 2018 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project to describe older adults' fall-related ED visits. We defined fall-related ED visits as those with a fall external cause of morbidity code and fall-injury related ED visits as those with an injury diagnosis code and a fall external cause of morbidity code. Percentages of fall-related and fall-injury related ED visits were analyzed by select characteristics.
resultsOver 86% of fall-related ED visits were fall-injury related. A higher percentage of females (87%) and rural (88%) older adults' fall-related ED visits were fall-injury related compared to males (85%) and urban older adults (86%). A higher percentage of fall-related ED visits without a coded injury (33%) were hospitalized compared to those with a coded injury (29%).
conclusionThe majority of fall-related ED visits included an injury diagnosis. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Researchers can consider which method of measuring ED visits related to falls is most appropriate for their study. Limiting fall-related ED visits to only those where an injury diagnosis is also present may underestimate the number of fall-related ED visits but may be appropriate for researchers specifically interested in fall injuries.
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