TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Falls from ladders in Australia: comparing occupational and non-occupational injuries across age groups
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Vallmuur, Kirsten
A1  - Eley, Rob
A1  - Watson, Angela
SP  - 559
EP  - 563
VL  - 40
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine national ladder-related fall injury patterns and trends, and compare the changes over time in occupational and non-occupational falls across age groups. <br><br>METHODS: Analysis of national hospital morbidity data to examine trends over time and differences between groups. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 41,092 hospitalised falls from ladders in Australia over the ten year period from July 2002 to June 2012, rising from 3,374 hospitalisations in 2002/03 to 4,945 hospitalisations in 2011/12. The age standardised rate of ladder-related fall hospitalisations rose significantly for males, and a higher increase was evident in people aged over 60 years. Occupational falls accounted for 20% of hospitalisations, and the hospitalisation rate for both occupational and non-occupational falls increased significantly over the ten year period. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: With almost 5,000 hospital admissions per year in recent years and a significant rise in the rate of hospitalisations over the past decade, this paper highlights the importance of focusing injury prevention efforts to reduce the growing number of ladder-related falls. Implications: This study demonstrates the significant burden that ladder-related falls are continuing to have on the community, both in the occupational and domestic setting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12592
ID  - ref1
ER  -