TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Trends in fall-related injuries among older adults treated in emergency departments in the USA
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Orces, Carlos H.
A1  - Alamgir, Hasanat
SP  - 421
EP  - 423
VL  - 20
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041268
ID  - ref1
ER  -