@article{article_542924, title={Fall From Heights Among Adults}, journal={Meandros Medical And Dental Journal}, volume={9}, pages={29–32}, year={2008}, author={Eryılmaz, Mehmet and Durusu, Murat}, keywords={Fall from heights, trauma scores, mortality}, abstract={Falls from heights are a common cause of death and disability in Turkey. The age, height and structure of the base of a fall is a good predictor of prognosis. There are differences between adult and paediatric cases and the high number of isolated organ injuries should not be underestimated. Mortality and morbidity change due to part of body which hits the surface initially, surface property and height of fall. This review aims to categorize and discuss the the patterns of injury of fall from heights among adult patients.}, number={2}, publisher={Aydin Adnan Menderes University}