Fall from standing height, or greater, and mortality among ambulance-transported patients with major trauma from falls
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Buzzacott, Peter
Tohira, Hideo
Bailey, P.
Arendts, Glenn
Ball, Stephen
Brown, E.
Finn, Judith
Date
2021Type
Journal Article
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Buzzacott, P. and Tohira, H. and Bailey, P. and Arendts, G. and Ball, S. and Brown, E. and Finn, J. 2021. Fall from standing height, or greater, and mortality among ambulance-transported patients with major trauma from falls. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 18.
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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine
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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Curtin School of Nursing
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Copyright © 2021 Paramedics Australasia
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Abstract
Introduction: This study describes the relationship between falls from standing height, or greater, and mortality in ambulance-transported patients with major trauma from falls.
Methods: Road ambulance records from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2016 were linked with WA State Trauma Registry records to identify ambulance-transported falls patients with major trauma.
Results: Of the patients who fell from standing level, 114/460 (25%) died within 30 days, compared with 47/222 (21%) who fell from height (p=0.64).
Conclusion: Mortality is relatively high, and fall height is not associated with 30-day survival, among ambulance-transported patients with major trauma in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.