Abstract
Using a population-based hospital discharge registry with E codes, we examine the 1989 hospitalizations of older adults in Washington State for fall-related injuries. Fall-related trauma accounted for 5.3% of all hospitalizations of older adults, with hospital charges totaling $53 346 191, and resulted in discharge to nursing care more often than other such hospitalizations. An annual hospitalization rate of 13.5 per 1000 persons and an annual cost of $92 per person is reported. The importance of preventing fall-related injuries in older adults is discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1020-1023 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American journal of public health |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 1992 |