Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Joint Authors
Lee, Dong Hoon
Yune, Ho Young
Wee, Jung Hee
Kim, Duk Ho
Kim, Eui Chung
Lim, Jee Yong
Namgung, Myeong
Kim, Keon
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of this retrospective multicenter study was to investigate the mechanism and characteristics of trauma experienced by patients aged ≥65 years who were transferred from a long-term care hospital to one of five university hospital emergency departments.
Of 255,543 patients seen in one of the five emergency departments, 79 were transferred from a long-term care hospital because of trauma.
The most common trauma mechanism was slipping down, with 33 (58.9%) patients, followed by falling from a bed (17.9%), striking an object such as a wall or corner (10.7%), overextending a joint (8.9%), and unknown mechanisms (3.6%).
Many cases of slip (39.4%) occurred in relation to the bathroom.
Comparing slip and fall from a bed, we found more hip fractures (95.2%) because of slipping down than falling from a bed (57.1%); traumatic brain injury only occurred in slip cases.
These traumas cause significant morbidity in elderly patients; therefore, we sought to identify strategies that prevent slip in long-term care hospitals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Namgung, Myeong& Kim, Keon& Lee, Dong Hoon& Yune, Ho Young& Wee, Jung Hee& Kim, Duk Ho…[et al.]. 2019. Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152291
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Namgung, Myeong…[et al.]. Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Emergency Medicine International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152291
American Medical Association (AMA)
Namgung, Myeong& Kim, Keon& Lee, Dong Hoon& Yune, Ho Young& Wee, Jung Hee& Kim, Duk Ho…[et al.]. Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Emergency Medicine International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152291
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152291