@article{article_511358, title={EVALUATION OF FALL CASES PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT}, journal={Medical Journal of Süleyman Demirel University}, volume={26}, pages={430–434}, year={2019}, DOI={10.17343/sdutfd.511358}, author={Gül, Hasan Sami and Armağan, Hamit Hakan and Karaman, Kivanç and Tomruk, Önder}, keywords={emergency service,fall,trauma}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Objective: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:12px;"> Trauma is one of the main causes of deaths throughout the world. Falls,
a type of trauma, is considered among blunt traumas and rank 2nd after traffic accidents.
In our study, we aimed to provide data that would offer insights for preventive
programs that would be implemented in the future, by determining the demographic
characteristics and results of trauma patients with a history of falling who had
presented to the emergency department of our hospital. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Material
and Method: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;" xml:lang="en-us"> A total of 1433 cases of falls who presented
to the emergency department between January 2016 and May 2017 due to a fall were
evaluated retrospectively, and their demographic characteristics were presented.
The cases’ gender, age </span> <span style="font-size:12px;">, nature of injury, </span> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:12px;"> affected body part, and discharge/hospitalization status parameters
were considered. Chi-square analysis was utilized during statistical comparisons
of categorical variables, and descriptive statistics were presented in frequencies
(%). p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <span style="font-size:12px;"> Of the 1433 cases who were included in the study, 836 (58.3%) were male,
and the mean age of all cases was calculated as 30.7 (±25.4) years. When the distribution
of the cases into age groups was examined, the maximum number of patients presenting
was 559 (39%) in the 0–18-year-old age group. It was found that 307 (21.4%) of the
1433 cases were admitted to a clinic, and that the mean age of the admitted cases,
43.57 (±29.4), was higher than that of the discharged cases (p<.001). The maximum
hospitalization rate among the age groups was 115 (45.3%) patients in the group
with patients over 60 years of age. When the nature of injury of the cases were
examined, it was seen that the group of people falling from the same level constituted
the highest number of patients, 834 (58.2%) people. Considering the body parts affected
by a fall, the maximum number of injuries involved 599 (41.8%) patients with an
extremity injury. And, considering the hospitalization rates, the rate of hospitalization
of multi-trauma patients with a 52.6% hospitalization rate was calculated as the
highest rate. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:12px;"> </span> <span style="font-size:12px;"> </span> <span style="font-size:12px;"> </span> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> In order to reduce cases of falls that constitute
a significant portion of traumas, it is emphasized that it is necessary to raise
awareness of the community in this regard, to train emergency medicine physicians,
and to take preventive measures for circumstances that can be prevented. </span> <span style="font-size:12px;"> </span> </p> <div> <span style="font-size:12px;"> </span> <div> <div class="msocomtxt"> <p class="MsoCommentText"> <br /> </p> </div> </div> </div>}, number={4}, publisher={Süleyman Demirel University}