A population-based study of 2347 fall-related injuries among older people in a Finnish emergency department.

Saara K SoukolaEsa R K JämsenSatu-Liisa K PauniahoMika Tapani Ukkonen

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2020)

Fall-related injuries are a significant health issue. Almost one in eight of all ED visits were fall-related, and 24% of patients had recurrent fall-related injuries. The risk of subsequent injury was high during the first month after the first injury, emphasizing the need to intervene with the fall risk promptly.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
public health
mental health
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors