TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Differences in fall-related emergency departments visits with and without an Injury, 2018
JO  - Journal of safety research
A1  - Moreland, Briana L.
A1  - Burns, Elizabeth R.
A1  - Haddad, Yara K.
SP  - 367
EP  - 370
VL  - 82
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4375
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2022.07.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -