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Falling down a flight of stairs: The impact of age and intoxication on injury pattern and severity.

Hridesh ChathaIan SammyMichael HickeyAbdo SattoutJohn Hollingsworth
Published in: Trauma (London, England) (2017)
Older patients who fall down a flight of stairs are significantly different from their younger counterparts, with a different injury pattern and a greater likelihood of polytrauma. In addition, alcohol intoxication also affects injury pattern in people who have fallen down a flight of stairs, increasing the risk of traumatic brain injury. Both age and intoxication should be considered when managing these patients.
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