@article{ref1,
title="Hospitalizations for fall-related injuries among active-duty Army soldiers, 1980-1998",
journal="Work",
year="2002",
author="Senier, Laura and Bell, Nicole S. and Yore, Michelle M. and Amoroso, Paul J.",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="161-170",
abstract="Data from the Total Army Injury and Health Outcomes Database (TAIHOD) were used to describe 28,352 fall-related hospitalizations among active-duty Army soldiers between 1980 and 1998. Soldiers who were younger than age 26, single, and had a high school education or less were at greatest risk. Falls from a height were more likely to be fatal than other types of falls, accounting for 88% of all fatalities. In cases where duty status was known, 64% of the falls took place while the soldier was on duty and half of these occurred during training. The most common type of fall during training was fall from a height (37%). Falls on stairs and ladders accounted for 49% of all off-duty falls. Future research should include identification of specific behavioral and occupational risk factors for falls, particularly those occurring during training activities, and falls occurring off duty.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}