@article{ref1,
title="Trends in fall-related injuries among older adults treated in emergency departments in the USA",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2014",
author="Orces, Carlos H. and Alamgir, Hasanat",
volume="20",
number="6",
pages="421-423",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine national trends in fall-related injuries among older adults treated in emergency departments (ED) and project these injuries until the year 2030.  METHODS: The Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System was used to generate data on fall-related injuries treated in ED. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to examine the average annual change in injury rates over time.  RESULTS: Fall-related injury and hospitalisation rates increased on average by 2% (95% CI 1.5% to 2.7%) and by 4% (95% CI 2.9% to 5.0%) per year, respectively. Assuming the increase in fall-related injury rates remains unchanged, the number of fall-related injuries may increase to 5.7 million by the year 2030.  CONCLUSION: Fall-related injuries among older adults treated in ED increased in the USA during the study period. Moreover, a marked increase in the number of these injuries may occur over the next decades.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041268",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041268"
}