Even Simple Falls can be Dangerous for the 70-plus Adults

A study has pointed out that even simple falls which may appear harmless can turn out to be dangerous and life threatening for elderly individuals.

The new study found elderly adults - 70 years or older - who experience ground-level falls are much more likely to be severely injured and less likely to survive their injuries compared to adults younger than 70 years.

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Elderly patients are three times as likely to die following a ground-level fall compared to their under-70 counterparts.

Trauma surgeon and researcher Julius Cheng conducted the largest analysis to date of trauma patients experiencing ground-level falls.

His team identified 57,302 patients with ground-level falls from 2001 through 2005 using the National Trauma Data Bank and analyzed demographics, type and severity of injuries and final outcomes.

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The study has been published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care.

Source-ANI

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