Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study
<h2>Background</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Method</h2> <p>A retrospective anal...
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| author | Ahammed Mekkodathil (4578838) |
| author2 | Ayman El-Menyar (440103) Ahad Kanbar (9184943) Suhail Hakim (9184946) Khalid Ahmed (710040) Tariq Siddiqui (444882) Hassan Al-Thani (440106) |
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| author_facet | Ahammed Mekkodathil (4578838) Ayman El-Menyar (440103) Ahad Kanbar (9184943) Suhail Hakim (9184946) Khalid Ahmed (710040) Tariq Siddiqui (444882) Hassan Al-Thani (440106) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Ahammed Mekkodathil (4578838) Ayman El-Menyar (440103) Ahad Kanbar (9184943) Suhail Hakim (9184946) Khalid Ahmed (710040) Tariq Siddiqui (444882) Hassan Al-Thani (440106) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2020-07-29T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2 |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Epidemiological_and_clinical_characteristics_of_fall-related_injuries_a_retrospective_study/21598338 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Health sciences Public health Fall Height Trauma Injury Qatar |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
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| description | <h2>Background</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Method</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>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.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: BMC Public Health<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2</a></p> |
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| spelling | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective studyAhammed Mekkodathil (4578838)Ayman El-Menyar (440103)Ahad Kanbar (9184943)Suhail Hakim (9184946)Khalid Ahmed (710040)Tariq Siddiqui (444882)Hassan Al-Thani (440106)Health sciencesPublic healthFallHeightTraumaInjuryQatar<h2>Background</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Method</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Results</h2> <p>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.</p> <h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>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.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: BMC Public Health<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2</a></p>2020-07-29T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1186/s12889-020-09268-2https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Epidemiological_and_clinical_characteristics_of_fall-related_injuries_a_retrospective_study/21598338CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/215983382020-07-29T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study Ahammed Mekkodathil (4578838) Health sciences Public health Fall Height Trauma Injury Qatar |
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| title | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
| title_full | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
| title_short | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
| title_sort | Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries: a retrospective study |
| topic | Health sciences Public health Fall Height Trauma Injury Qatar |