Title: Analysis on Senile Injury Cases in Emergency Department of a Hospital
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To explore the characteristics of senile injuries in emergency department,so as to provide evidence for the establishment of preventive measures.METHODS The data of all injured patients visited the Emergency department in 2006—2011 were analyzed.RESULTS In all senile injury cases,the patients were mainly male,accounting for 62.58%.Injury patients aged 60~69 have the largest number from 2006—2011.Accidental fall was the first reason in different reasons of elder injury patients,traffic accidents was followed.Accidental fall was account for 77.60%in elder patients aged over 80 years old.Among all injury types,the accidental falls and traffic accidents showed growing trend,the rates were 11.26%and 8.45%.CONCLUSION The incidence and growing rate of accidental fall and traffic accidents were high,it needs to prevent the occurrence from senior citizen.Meanwhile shorting the time after injury happened would promote the quality of life in elderly people.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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