Study on severity of fall injuries and related factors in Xinyi District of Taipei City
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Ou, Chia-Ling
Abstract
The purposes of the study were to explore the occurrence of fall injuries, severity and associated factors in Xinyi District of Taipei City, to Xinyi Safe Community as a basis for promoting injury prevention. By retrospective survey the data were collected from “TIPSPA injury surveillance system” by cooperation Taiwan Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association and the Health Department of Taipei City Government. All cases in juried in fall occurred in Xinyi District from 2009 until 2011 total 2,666 cases. Result as follow:1.The predictability of severity of fall injury were on “age”, “education”, “history of disease”, “type of injury” and “the place occurred”.2.Age is positively correlated with the severity of the fall. Education is the severity of the negative correlation.3.Data revealed severe injury in severity age “0-18”were 0.47 times of “above 65”. Education “under elementary school” was 2.24 times of “college above”. “Has history of disease before falls” was 2.12 times of “no” history of disease. Fall in non-identical flat surface was 0.66 times of identical flat surface. The severe injury in severity place “home” was 1.35 times of” public”. “School, facility and working place” were 2.74 times of “public”.4. Fall in non-identical flat surface and the place occurred in school, facility and working places where severe injury in severity. Suggestions to promotion fall accident injury prevention and control should provide variety of fall prevention programs. Improve safety awareness and health literacy. Make school and facility counseling and self-safety check.
Subjects
fall injuries
severity of injury
Type
thesis
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