TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Hospitalizations for fall-related injuries among active-duty Army soldiers, 1980-1998
JO  - Work
A1  - Senier, Laura
A1  - Bell, Nicole S.
A1  - Yore, Michelle M.
A1  - Amoroso, Paul J.
SP  - 161
EP  - 170
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1051-9815
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -