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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: Stat Med. 2020 Dec 14;40(5):1306–1320. doi: 10.1002/sim.8842
Type 1: Fracture other than thoracic/lumbar vertebral; joint dislocation; or cut requiring closure; and
Type 2: Head injury; sprain or strain; bruising or swelling; or other,
   with Type 2 fall-related injuries further divided into the following three subtypes:
Type 2a: Type 2 fall-related injury resulting in an overnight hospitalization;
Type 2b: Type 2 fall-related injury resulting in medical attention but not an overnight hospitalization; and
Type 2c: Type 2 fall-related injury not resulting in medical attention.