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A methodology for the public health surveillance and epidemiologic analysis of outdoor falls that require an emergency medical services response.

Andrew Graham RundleRemle P CroweHenry E WangAlexander X Lo
Published in: Injury epidemiology (2023)
The occurrence of outdoor fall injuries identified in the NEMSIS data were substantially lower than reported in other data sets. However, numerically fall injuries occurring outdoors represent a substantial public health burden. The strengths and weaknesses of using this approach for routine public health surveillance of injuries from falls, syncope and heat illness are discussed.
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