Falls in older people: comparing older and younger fallers in a developing country.
R R YogiIan SammyJ F PaulPaula NunesP RobertsonV Ramcharitar MaharajPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2017)
In our study, older patients who fell were a distinct group from younger falls victims, with unique demographic, clinical and injury related characteristics. Their increased risk of injury within the home, coupled with their propensity for more severe injuries made them a high risk patient group. More research is needed to better understand this patient group and plan specific preventive interventions.