Alcohol related falls: an interesting pattern of injuries

Alcohol related falls: an interesting pattern of injuries.

OBJECTIVE To discover if there is a significant difference in the pattern and severity of injury sustained during falls in patients who have consumed alcohol and those who have not. To determine how pattern and severity of injury correlates with blood alcohol concentration. METHOD A prospective quasi-randomised controlled study between November 2001 and July 2002. All healthy adults between 1...

Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries

pattern of animal-related injuries in iran

animal related injuries as most common causes of human morbidity have different pattern by geographical zones. we aimed to explore the main descriptive epidemiology of animal-related injuries in both rural and urban areas in iran. between 2000 and 2004, we collected the data of all the cases of animal related trauma hospitalized for more than 24 hours in eight cities (tehran, mashhad, ahwaz, sh...

Prevention of falls and fall-related injuries in older people.

As people get older, they may fall more often for a variety of reasons including problems with balance, poor vision, and dementia. About a third of community-dwelling people over 65 years old fall each year, and the incidence of falls, and fallrelated injuries, increases with age. Although less than 10% of falls in community-living older people result in a fracture, these are a significant sour...

Circumstances of falls and falls-related injuries in a cohort of older patients following hospital discharge

BACKGROUND Older people are at increased risk of falls after hospital discharge. This study aimed to describe the circumstances of falls in the six months after hospital discharge and to identify factors associated with the time and location of these falls. METHODS Participants in this randomized controlled study comprised fallers (n = 138) who were part of a prospective observational cohort ...