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Descriptive study of a series of deaths due to accidental falls in the elderly

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    Identifier: imarina:9242564
    Authors:
    Caballero Casanoves, PriscillaBarberia Marcalain, EnekoSuelves Joanxich, Josep M.Garcia Sayago, Francisco
    Abstract:
    Background: Accidental falls are a growing public health problem. The objective was to describe the characteristics of deaths due to accidental falls in people over 65 from the forensic source.Methods: Descriptive observational study of deceased at over 65 undergoing judicial autopsy in Tarragona between the years 2013-2017 whose basic cause of death was coded as accidental fall (W00-W19 of the International Classification of Diseases - 10th edition).Results: 89 cases were identified (42.7% women). The mean age of the deceased females (82.9 years) was significantly higher than that of the males (77.6 years). The cause of death was a head injury in 77.5% of cases. 78.7% had previously been assisted in a hospital center. Falls from one level to another were significantly more lethal (60% vs 40%), and were associated with those corpses not coming from hospital. 82% had prescribed at least one drug (57.5% more than 5). 85.4% had a pathological history. Comorbidity was significantly higher in females and in corpses from hospital and lower in falls from one level to another.Conclusions: The data, based on forensic sources, show the presence of risk factors associated with the fatality of accidental falls in =65 years of age. More studies are needed to understand its role in these injuries.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Caballero Casanoves, Priscilla; Barberia Marcalain, Eneko; Suelves Joanxich, Josep M.; Garcia Sayago, Francisco;
    Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    URV's Author/s: Barberia Marcalain, Eneko / García Sayago, Francisco
    Keywords: Risk factors Polypharmacy Over 65 years Mortality Ground-level falls Comorbidity Autopsy Accidental injuries Accidental falls
    Abstract: Background: Accidental falls are a growing public health problem. The objective was to describe the characteristics of deaths due to accidental falls in people over 65 from the forensic source.Methods: Descriptive observational study of deceased at over 65 undergoing judicial autopsy in Tarragona between the years 2013-2017 whose basic cause of death was coded as accidental fall (W00-W19 of the International Classification of Diseases - 10th edition).Results: 89 cases were identified (42.7% women). The mean age of the deceased females (82.9 years) was significantly higher than that of the males (77.6 years). The cause of death was a head injury in 77.5% of cases. 78.7% had previously been assisted in a hospital center. Falls from one level to another were significantly more lethal (60% vs 40%), and were associated with those corpses not coming from hospital. 82% had prescribed at least one drug (57.5% more than 5). 85.4% had a pathological history. Comorbidity was significantly higher in females and in corpses from hospital and lower in falls from one level to another.Conclusions: The data, based on forensic sources, show the presence of risk factors associated with the fatality of accidental falls in =65 years of age. More studies are needed to understand its role in these injuries.
    Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicine (all) Medicina i Interdisciplinar General medicine Economia Ciencias sociales Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: francisco.garcia@urv.cat eneko.barberia@urv.cat eneko.barberia@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0003-0594-8370 0000-0001-5804-3597 0000-0001-5804-3597
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/biblioPublic/publicaciones/recursos_propios/resp/revista_cdrom/VOL95/O_BREVES/RS95C_202110179.pdf
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Revista Espanola De Salud Publica. 95
    APA: Caballero Casanoves, Priscilla; Barberia Marcalain, Eneko; Suelves Joanxich, Josep M.; Garcia Sayago, Francisco; (2021). Descriptive study of a series of deaths due to accidental falls in the elderly. Revista Espanola De Salud Publica, 95(), -
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Medicine (Miscellaneous),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Risk factors
    Polypharmacy
    Over 65 years
    Mortality
    Ground-level falls
    Comorbidity
    Autopsy
    Accidental injuries
    Accidental falls
    Sociologia i política
    Saúde coletiva
    Public, environmental & occupational health
    Public health, environmental and occupational health
    Psicología
    Medicine (miscellaneous)
    Medicine (all)
    Medicina i
    Interdisciplinar
    General medicine
    Economia
    Ciencias sociales
    Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
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