@article{ref1,
title="Differences in fall-related emergency departments visits with and without an Injury, 2018",
journal="Journal of safety research",
year="2022",
author="Moreland, Briana L. and Burns, Elizabeth R. and Haddad, Yara K.",
volume="82",
number="",
pages="367-370",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Falls, with or without an injury, often affect the health of older adults (65+). <br><br>METHODS: We used the 2018 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project to describe older adults' fall-related ED visits. We defined fall-related ED visits as those with a fall external cause of morbidity code and fall-injury related ED visits as those with an injury diagnosis code and a fall external cause of morbidity code. Percentages of fall-related and fall-injury related ED visits were analyzed by select characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Over 86% of fall-related ED visits were fall-injury related. A higher percentage of females (87%) and rural (88%) older adults' fall-related ED visits were fall-injury related compared to males (85%) and urban older adults (86%). A higher percentage of fall-related ED visits without a coded injury (33%) were hospitalized compared to those with a coded injury (29%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The majority of fall-related ED visits included an injury diagnosis.   PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Researchers can consider which method of measuring ED visits related to falls is most appropriate for their study. Limiting fall-related ED visits to only those where an injury diagnosis is also present may underestimate the number of fall-related ED visits but may be appropriate for researchers specifically interested in fall injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4375",
doi="10.1016/j.jsr.2022.07.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2022.07.002"
}