Table 3 Characteristics of fall injuries by age group
Overall | < 5 years | 5–13 years | 14–24 years | 25–59 years | ≥ 60 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 44,609 | n = 5287 | n = 13,690 | n = 10,621 | n = 12,680 | n = 2331 | |
Gender | n (%) | % | % | % | % | % |
Male | 28,005 (62.8) | 57.4 | 66.3 | 71.8 | 57.5 | 41.6 |
Female | 16,604 (37.2) | 42.6 | 33.7 | 28.2 | 42.5 | 58.4 |
Mechanism of fall | N = 38,849 | n = 4505 | n = 11,785 | n = 9425 | n = 11,286 | n = 1848 |
Fall from height | 9456 (24.3) | 19.5 | 23.9 | 19.7 | 30.3 | 26.2 |
Ground level fall | 29,100 (74.9) | 79.8 | 75.7 | 79.6 | 68.6 | 72.7 |
Others | 293 (0.8) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Location of fall | N = 44,390 | n = 5200 | n = 13,654 | n = 10,595 | n = 12,616 | n = 2325 |
Work | 2090 (4.7) | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 11.0 | 4.9 |
Home | 31,077 (70.0) | 92.1 | 71.3 | 55.4 | 69.3 | 83.3 |
Street or public place | 7803 (17.6) | 7.2 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 15.0 | 11.5 |
Recreational | 3420 (7.7) | 0.7 | 5.1 | 19.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
Region of injury* | N = 42,508 | n = 4961 | n = 13,114 | n = 10,285 | n = 12,075 | n = 2073 |
Head and Neck | 1949 (4.6) | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
Chest | 653 (1.5) | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
Abd. Pelvic injury | 357 (0.8) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Extremities | 38,827 (91.3) | 90.9 | 92.5 | 92.0 | 89.8 | 90.7 |
Others | 1276 (3.0) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
Unknown | 65 (0.2) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.05 |
Disposition | N = 44,525 | n = 5280 | n = 13,667 | n = 10,600 | n = 12,656 | n = 2322 |
Discharged Home | 41,250 (92.6) | 93.7 | 91.4 | 94.9 | 94.1 | 78.9 |
Admitted** | 2886 (6.5) | 5.3 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 19.5 |
Referred | 376 (0.8) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Died at EU | 13 (0.03) | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.04 |