From: Development of an algorithm to identify fall-related injuries and costs in Medicare data
No. of | Proportion with… | Ray et al. | |||
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Body sites and causes of injury a | Episode | Inp. / SNF | ED | Out. | ED & Out. b |
Hip fracture | 206 | 98 % | 2 % | 0 % | 5 % |
Other Fracture : Pelvis | 53 | 85 % | 15 % | 0 % | 14 % |
Other Fracture : Rib | 61 | 57 % | 41 % | 2 % | 48 %c |
Other Fracture : Clavicle | 64 | 16 % | 55 % | 30 % | 62 %d |
Other Fracture : Humerus | 91 | 51 % | 44 % | 5 % | 55 % |
Other Fracture : Radius & ulna | 104 | 30 % | 61 % | 10 % | 72 % |
Other Fracture : Navicular (scaphoid) | 34 | 41 % | 53 % | 6 % | |
Other Fracture : Hand | 44 | 18 % | 80 % | 2 % | 86 % |
Other Fracture : Femur, tibia, fibula | 93 | 88 % | 11 % | 1 % | 15 %e |
Other Fracture : Patella | 11 | 73 % | 27 % | 0 % | 43 % |
Other Fracture : Ankle | 32 | 47 % | 44 % | 9 % | 55 % |
Head Injury : Head fracture | 49 | 35 % | 49 % | 16 % | 55 % |
Head Injury : Head trauma | 68 | 87 % | 12 % | 1 % | |
Joint Dislocation : Shoulder | 18 | 50 % | 44 % | 6 % | |
Joint Dislocation : Elbow | 0 | ||||
Joint Dislocation : Wrist | 4 | 50 % | 50 % | 0 % | |
Joint Dislocation : Knee | 27 | 15 % | 44 % | 41 % | |
E Codes : Stairs or steps | 20 | 25 % | 70 % | 5 % | |
E Codes : Ladders or scaffolding | 1 | 0 % | 100 % | 0 % | |
E Codes : Building or structure | 0 | ||||
E Codes : Hole | 0 | ||||
E Codes : One level to another | 73 | 37 % | 62 % | 1 % | |
E Codes : Same level - tripping | 211 | 39 % | 56 % | 4 % | |
E Codes : Same level - pushed | 3 | 67 % | 33 % | 0 % | |
E Codes : Other and unspecified | 589 | 42 % | 53 % | 6 % | |
All | 1162 | 43 % | 49 % | 8 % | 37 % |