Characteristics and demography of low energy fall injuries in patients > 60 years of age: a population-based analysis over a decade with focus on undertriage.
Martine A AarslandClemens WeberCathrine H EnoksenIngvild DalenKjell Egil TjosevikPieter OordKenneth ThorsenPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2024)
Patients aged > 60 years with low energy falls are dominated by head injuries, and the 30-day mortality is 13%. Patients with major trauma are undertriaged in half the cases mandating increased awareness of this patient group.