@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors for fall-related serious injury among Korean adults: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Kim, Moon-Sook and Jung, Hyun-Myung and Lee, Hyo-Yeon and Kim, Jinhyun",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="e1239-e1239",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors of serious fall-related injuries by analyzing the differences between two fall groups: one with serious fall-related injuries and one without such injuries. Applying a retrospective, descriptive investigation study design, we analyzed the degree of fall-related injury and the risk factors related to serious falls by conducting a complete survey of the medical records of fall patients reported throughout one full year, 2017, at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea. Among the patients with reported falls, 188 sustained no injury (63.1%), 72 sustained minor injury (24.2%), and 38 patients sustained serious injury (12.8%). The serious fall-related injuries included eight lacerations requiring suture (2.7%), 23 fractures (7.7%), five brain injuries (1.7%), and two deaths (0.7%). Analysis results indicated that taking anticoagulants/antiplatelet drugs (p = 0.016) and having a fall history (p = 0.038) were statistically significant in the differences between the group with serious injury related to falls and the group without serious injury. Logistic regression revealed that taking anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs was the factor most significantly correlated with serious injuries related to falls (OR = 2.299, p = 0.022). <br><br>RESULTS show that it is necessary to develop a patient-tailored fall prevention activity program.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18031239",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031239"
}