Table 5.
Type and location of serious fall injuries among United States patients ages 18–80 years old placed on the deceased donor kidney transplant waitlist for the first time in 2010–2013
| Type/Location of Serious Fall Injury | No. (%) of Injuriesa |
|---|---|
| Total no. of patients with at least one serious fall injury | 1944 |
| Total no. of serious fall injuries | 2493 |
| Type of injury | |
| Fracture | 2334 (91) |
| Dislocation | 77 (3) |
| Subarachnoid and subdural hemorrhage after injury | 159 (6) |
| Location of injury | |
| Head (skull, face, jaw) | 191 (8) |
| Spine | 48 (2) |
| Chest (ribs, sternum, clavicle) | 302 (12) |
| Pelvis/hip | 144 (6) |
| Upper limb (shoulder to wrist) | 573 (23) |
| Lower limb (femur to metatarsals) | 1331 (53) |
a
Total column percentages may exceed 100% because of multiple types and locations of injuries during a single fall event.