Mitchell Rebecca, Curtis Kate, Watson Wendy L, Nau Thomas
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, Department of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2010 Sep;29(3):117-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00413.x.
To examine fall-related hospitalised morbidity in New South Wales (NSW) and to describe the pattern of fall-related major trauma presentations at a Level 1 Trauma Centre in NSW for younger and older fallers.
Fall-related injuries were identified in the NSW Admitted Patients Data Collection during 1 July 1999-30 June 2008 and the trauma registry of the NSW St George Public Hospital during 1 January 2006-6 December 2008.
There were 434 138 hospitalisations and 862 fall-related trauma presentations. Older fallers had a higher incidence of hospitalisation, being more likely to fall on the same level during general activities at home, injuring their hip or thigh. Older fallers were also more likely to have an Injury Severity Score > 9, undergo physiotherapy and stay in hospital for >1 day than younger fallers.
Falls, particularly for older individuals, are an important cause of serious injury, representing a considerable burden in terms of hospitalised morbidity.
研究新南威尔士州（NSW）与跌倒相关的住院发病率，并描述新南威尔士州一家一级创伤中心中年轻和年长跌倒者与跌倒相关的重大创伤情况。
在1999年7月1日至2008年6月30日期间的新南威尔士州住院患者数据收集以及2006年1月1日至2008年12月6日期间新南威尔士州圣乔治公立医院的创伤登记中确定与跌倒相关的损伤。
有434138例住院病例以及862例与跌倒相关的创伤情况。年长跌倒者的住院发病率较高，在家中进行日常活动时更有可能在同一平面跌倒，导致髋部或大腿受伤。与年轻跌倒者相比，年长跌倒者也更有可能损伤严重程度评分>9、接受物理治疗且住院时间>1天。
跌倒，尤其是对老年人而言，是严重损伤的重要原因，就住院发病率而言是相当大的负担。
