@article{ref1,
title="Severity of free-fall injury",
journal="Injury",
year="1989",
author="Steedman, D. J.",
volume="20",
number="5",
pages="259-261",
abstract="Free-falls frequently result in death in the United Kingdom. The injuries sustained by free-fall victims are often misdiagnosed. The severity of deceleration injuries sustained by 28 free-fall victims, as assessed by the Injury Severity Score, was shown to be related to the height of the fall. A high proportion of visceral injuries resulted when patients fell from a height of 6.1 m or more. It is recommended that patients injured as a result of a fall from such a height should be sent to a major accident centre. Only by appreciating the potential severity of injury sustained by free-fall victims, usually related to the height of the fall, may earlier and more accurate diagnosis be made and appropriate management instituted.",
language="",
issn="0020-1383",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}