Research Article

Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience

Volume: 13 Number: 3 September 20, 2019
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Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience

Abstract

Introduction: Life expectancy increases throughout the world and it was estimated that in 2020 nearly 12% of the Turkish population will be categorized as elderly. Trauma, especially falls are important cause of admission to emergency departments for elderly. This study evaluates the demographical profile of fall-related emergency admissions of elderly for 5 years. Method: This study is a retrospective cross-sectional study, carried out in elderly patients (≥65 years) admitted to the emergency department between January 2013 to 31 December 2017. A fall is defined as a situation coded as E880-E888 in ICD9 and W00-W19 in ICD 10 in an electronic database. 460 admissions met these inclusion criteria. All of the demographical data were obtained from hospital records. Results: The rate of emergency admission due to fall related trauma was %1.3 and this rate increase up to 11.84% in older patients group. The mean age of the group was 74.8±7.5 years, and most of the patients have at least one underlying disease. Most of the falls take place outside from home, summer and daytime. Only 1 death occurred due to falls. Conclusion: Falls and related injuries are an important public health problem due to growing elderly population. In conclusion, nearly 1 in 6 elderly admitted to the emergency department due to falls, and this rate is expected to increase. Preventive measures must be taken to reduce these falls and related injuries and epidemiological data should be gathered regularly and methodologically. 


 Giriş: Yaşam beklentisi tüm dünyada artmaktadır, 2020 yılında Türk toplumunda yaşlı oranının %12 civarında olacağı tahmin edilmektedir. Travmalar özellikle düşmeler yaşlı bireylerin acil servise başvuruları için önemli bir nedendir. Bu çalışmada 5 yıl boyunca acil servise düşme nedenli olarak başvuran yaşlıların demografik özellikleri değerlendirilmiştir. Yöntem: Mevcut geriye dönük kesitsel çalışma Ocak 2013-Aralık 2017 tarihleri arasında acil servise başvuran yaşlılar (≥65 yaş) ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada düşme elektronik veri tabanına ICD 9 kodlarına göre E880-E888 ve ICD 10 kodlarına göre W00-W19 arasında kodlanan tanılar olarak kabul edilmiştir. Veri tabanından elde edilen 460 hasta çalışmanın örneklemini oluşturmuştur. Tüm demografik veriler hastane kayıtlarından elde edilmiştir. Bulgular: Acil servise başvurular içinde sadece %1,3 yer tutan travma olgularının oranı yaşlı hasta grubunda %11,84’e yükselmektedir. Grubun yaş ortalaması 74,8±7,4 yıldır, hastaların çoğunda altta yatan bir hastalık bulunmaktadır. Düşmelerin büyük çoğunluğu ev dışında, yaz mevsiminde ve gündüz gerçekleşmiştir. Düşme nedenli sadece 1 ölüm gerçekleşmiştir. Sonuç: Düşme ve ilişkili yaralanmalar artan yaşlı nüfus nedeni ile önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Sonuç olarak her 6 yaşlıdan 1’i düşme nedenli olarak acil servise başvurmaktadır, bu oranların artacağı düşünülmektedir. Düşme oranlarını azaltıcı önleyici önlemlerin alınması ve sistemli ve düzenli olarak epidemiyolojik verilerin toplanması yararlıdır.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Erdem Türkseven This is me
Türkiye

Can Öner * This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 20, 2019

Submission Date

October 18, 2018

Acceptance Date

May 28, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 13 Number: 3

APA
Türkseven, E., Öner, C., & Şimşek, E. E. (2019). Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 13(3), 295-299. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.609684
AMA
1.Türkseven E, Öner C, Şimşek EE. Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience. TJFMPC. 2019;13(3):295-299. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.609684
Chicago
Türkseven, Erdem, Can Öner, and Engin Ersin Şimşek. 2019. “Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13 (3): 295-99. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.609684.
EndNote
Türkseven E, Öner C, Şimşek EE (September 1, 2019) Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13 3 295–299.
IEEE
[1]E. Türkseven, C. Öner, and E. E. Şimşek, “Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience”, TJFMPC, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 295–299, Sept. 2019, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.609684.
ISNAD
Türkseven, Erdem - Öner, Can - Şimşek, Engin Ersin. “Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13/3 (September 1, 2019): 295-299. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.609684.
JAMA
1.Türkseven E, Öner C, Şimşek EE. Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience. TJFMPC. 2019;13:295–299.
MLA
Türkseven, Erdem, et al. “Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 13, no. 3, Sept. 2019, pp. 295-9, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.609684.
Vancouver
1.Erdem Türkseven, Can Öner, Engin Ersin Şimşek. Demographic Features of Fall-Related Trauma in Geriatric Population in the Emergency Department: 5 Years Experience. TJFMPC. 2019 Sep. 1;13(3):295-9. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.609684

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