Non-fatal, unintentional fall related injury rates* by age among adults aged 65 years and older treated in US emergency departments, 2001
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Age group | |||||
| 65–74 | 75–84 | 85+ | 65–74 | 75–84 | 85+ | |
| *Rate per 100 000 population. | ||||||
| †Unstable estimate because of sample size <20. | ||||||
| Injury diagnosis | ||||||
| Fracture | 561.7 | 1170.6 | 2441.8 | 1172.0 | 2218.4 | 4837.3 |
| Contusions/abrasions | 527.0 | 1097.2 | 2726.6 | 891.0 | 1623.7 | 3289.3 |
| Laceration | 372.7 | 766.6 | 2037.9 | 336.2 | 778.9 | 1860.7 |
| Strain/sprain | 225.4 | 314.0 | 422.5 | 439.5 | 500.3 | 638.4 |
| Internal injury | 113.9 | 254.3 | 700.8 | 161.5 | 291.3 | 729.2 |
| Other | 225.2 | 328.7 | 715.6 | 258.0 | 460.8 | 939.0 |
| Unknown | † | † | † | † | † | † |
| Part of body affected | ||||||
| Head/neck | 616.9 | 1325.4 | 3427.9 | 716.9 | 1572.4 | 3737.6 |
| Lower trunk | 313.2 | 878.6 | 2233.2 | 510.9 | 1430.4 | 3729.9 |
| Upper trunk | 398.1 | 643.0 | 1021.7 | 435.0 | 783.8 | 1475.7 |
| Arm/hand | 356.6 | 625.7 | 1205.2 | 778.9 | 1102.8 | 1717.6 |
| Leg/foot | 303.8 | 436.5 | 934.5 | 770.0 | 891.5 | 1469.5 |
| Other | 33.8 | † | 186.1 | 41.3 | 77.6 | 153.6 |
| Unknown | † | † | † | † | 19.4 | † |
| Disposition | ||||||
| Treated & released | 1722.8 | 3086.7 | 6714.8 | 2808.3 | 4592.5 | 8780.3 |
| Hospitalized | 298.2 | 821.6 | 2236.1 | 438.1 | 1235.8 | 3428.5 |
| Held for observation/unknown | † | † | † | † | 49.6 | 92.0 |