Table 2.
Fall injury site, fracture, and location and cause of injury
| All 1840 (100%) |
No ED visit or hospitalization 875 (46.85%) |
ED visit only 612 (33.71%) |
Hospitalization 353 (19.44%) |
Overall p |
ED only vs. hosp. p |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury site (%) | ||||||
| Leg, knee, ankle, foot, and/or other parts of lower limb | 32.06 | 40.65 | 26.39 | 21.18 | <.001 | .103 |
| Arm, elbow, hand, and/or other parts of upper limb | 23.12 | 24.76 | 23.40 | 18.68 | .155 | .138 |
| Shoulder, neck, back, and/or buttocks | 23.90 | 25.77 | 21.92 | 22.83 | .309 | .778 |
| Hip | 11.06 | 9.94 | 4.82 | 24.59 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Head | 15.26 | 8.74 | 22.13 | 19.07 | <.001 | .327 |
| Face, ear, jaw, teeth | 10.57 | 8.05 | 14.07 | 10.57 | .011 | .207 |
| Chest, stomach, and/or groin | 3.82 | 4.27 | 4.20 | 2.11 | .253 | .089 |
| Other | 12.07 | 10.69 | 13.33 | 13.23 | .331 | .970 |
| Any broken bone or fracture (%) | 30.87 | 18.11 | 35.62 | 53.37 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Fall location (%) | <.001 | .005 | ||||
| Home (inside) | 51.48 | 46.87 | 50.82 | 63.76 | ||
| Home (outside) | 23.76 | 28.47 | 21.73 | 15.90 | ||
| Away from home | 24.76 | 24.66 | 27.45 | 20.34 | ||
| How the person fell (%) | .584 | .788 | ||||
| Floor/level ground | 39.95 | 38.38 | 40.08 | 43.54 | ||
| Stairs/steps/escalator | 13.78 | 14.15 | 13.13 | 14.03 | ||
| Bed/chair/sofa | 7.36 | 7.09 | 8.17 | 6.60 | ||
| Curb/sidewalk | 7.26 | 9.02 | 6.20 | 4.89 | ||
| Bathtub/shower/toilet | 3.89 | 3.63 | 3.73 | 4.78 | ||
| Other | 27.76 | 27.74 | 28.70 | 26.17 | ||
| Cause of fall (%) | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Slipping/tripping | 59.04 | 57.41 | 54.96 | 34.04 | ||
| Loss of balance/dizziness | 24.42 | 20.27 | 22.57 | 37.64 | ||
| Other | 23.53 | 22.31 | 22.47 | 28.31 | ||