Sayyah Mansour, Khosravi Gholamreza, Bigdeli Manzardokht
Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I.R. Iran.
Chin J Traumatol. 2013;16(1):46-50.
Falls are one of the life events leading to injury and in serious cases cause high morbidity and mortality. This research was conducted to determine the fall incidence among female population of Kashan city from the years 2005 to 2008.
This was a retrospective research using existing data from the data bank of trauma center of Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Records of all the female patients treated at local hospitals with complete hospitalisation kept at the center were examined for 4 consecutive years from 2005 to 2008.
A total of 2 094 female patients'records were examined. A significantly higher incidence of injuy occurred in 2008 compared to 2005 (P less than 0.0001). In addition, the highest frequency of injury occurred in age group above 65 years (31.9%) and in group with elementary education level (42.8%).
The results showed that fall incidences occurred in the old age group above 65 years. Fall injuries at this age may cause disability. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken, such as increasing the awareness of the aging population about the seriousness of fall incidence and encouraging the aged individuals to get involved in fitness program to remain physical fit and healthy.
跌倒属于导致受伤的生活事件之一，严重时会造成高发病率和高死亡率。本研究旨在确定2005年至2008年期间卡尚市女性人群的跌倒发生率。
这是一项回顾性研究，使用了来自卡尚医科大学创伤中心数据库的现有数据。对2005年至2008年连续4年在当地医院接受治疗且在该中心有完整住院记录的所有女性患者的记录进行了检查。
共检查了2094名女性患者的记录。与2005年相比，2008年受伤发生率显著更高（P小于0.0001）。此外，受伤频率最高的是65岁以上年龄组（31.9%）和小学教育水平组（42.8%）。
结果表明，跌倒发生率出现在65岁以上的老年人群中。这个年龄段的跌倒损伤可能导致残疾。因此，应采取预防措施，如提高老年人群对跌倒发生率严重性的认识，并鼓励老年人参与健身计划以保持身体健康。
