Ground-Level Geriatric Falls: A Not-So-Minor Mechanism of Injury
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Ground-Level Geriatric Falls: A Not-So-Minor Mechanism of Injury
Introduction. Ground-level falls are typically regarded as a minor mechanism of injury that do not necessitate trauma team activation; however, they represent a significant proportion of hospitalised trauma and can result in multisystem injury. Case Presentation. A 79-year-old nursing home resident was brought to the emergency department following an unwitnessed fall. She suffered dementia and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Orthopedics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6749,2090-6757
DOI: 10.1155/2014/164632