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| Khalil Kimiafar,Maryam Farrokhi,Fereshte Manouchehri Monazah,Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan,Masoumeh Sarbaz.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2021,24(2):115-119. [doi] |
| Fall-related hospitalization of patients in Iran |
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| KeyWord: InpatientFallTrauma |
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| Author Name | Affiliation | | Khalil Kimiafar | Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | | Maryam Farrokhi | Department of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | | Fereshte Manouchehri Monazah | Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | | Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan | Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | | Masoumeh Sarbaz | Department of Medical Records and Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran |
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| Purpose: Trauma has been called the neglected disease of modern society. According to WHO, fall is the second major cause of trauma or deaths resulting from unintentional accidents. The aim of this study was to investigate the different types of fall according to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) in hospitalized patients visiting specialized accident and
trauma hospitals of Mashhad, Iran.
Methods: This was a cross sectional retrospective study performed between March 20, 2013 and March 20, 2014. The research population consisted of all medical records of patients for fall injuries in three specialized accident and trauma hospitals. ICD-10 was adopted to categorize all types of falls (w00-w19). The results obtained were analyzed by SPSS 16.
Results: Altogether 7,448 cases were included. The codes w18 (fall on same level) and w09 (fall involving playground equipment) with the frequencies of 1,856 and 1,303, respectively in both genders had the maximum number of falls. The maximum percentage of mortality has been related to “fall on and from ladder”,” fall from cliff “and “fall on same level involving ice and snow”.
Conclusion: As falls can cause irrecoverable injuries including mortality of people, thus health authorities and policymakers should take preventive measures given the causes of falls and the root of this type of injuries, so that the costs resulting from this cause and its injuries can be reduced. |
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