Factors affecting mortality caused by falls from height

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dc.contributor.authorIcer, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorGuloglu, Cahfer
dc.contributor.authorOrak, Murat
dc.contributor.authorUstundag, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:27:45Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:27:45Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Falls from height are among the most common trauma cases presenting to emergency departments and often cause mortality and morbidity. In the present study, we aimed to determine the factors that effectively reduce mortality caused by falls from height. METHODS: Data from 2252 trauma patients who presented to Dicle University Emergency Service between January 2005 and December 2008 due to falling from height in the Southeastern Anatolia region were retrospectively analyzed. We analyzed the parameters that are considered to have a positive effect on mortality, which included the following: month of fall; age; gender; etiology; place of fall; type of ground on which the patient fell; height of fall; intubation; hypotension; tachycardia; neck, head, thoracal, abdominal, pelvic, and extremity injuries; Glasgow Coma Score (GCS); Injury Severity Score (ISS); and Revised Trauma Score (RTS). RESULTS: There were 1435 males (63.7%) and 817 females (36.3%) included in the study. Two thousand thirty-one (94.6%) patients survived the fall while 121(5.4%) died. The mean age of the surviving patients was 15.55 +/- 18.60 years, while the patients who died had a mean age of 29.59 +/- 28.93 years. The mean height of the fall of the survivors' was 3.09 meters, and the mean height of the fall for those that died was 6.61 +/- 5.73 meters (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The mean fatal height of the fall in falls from height is 6.61 m. Age, attempted suicide, height of fall, type of ground on which the patient fell, place of fall, and head, thoracic, and abdominal trauma are the primary factors affecting mortality caused by falls from height.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5505/tjtes.2013.77535
dc.identifier.endpage535en_US
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid24347212
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84888349709
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage529en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid160227
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5505/tjtes.2013.77535
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/160227
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20180
dc.identifier.volume19en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000328883200006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectFall From Heighten_US
dc.subjectHeight Of Fallen_US
dc.subjectHemopneumothoraxen_US
dc.subjectMortalityen_US
dc.subjectSubarachnoid Hemorrhageen_US
dc.titleFactors affecting mortality caused by falls from heighten_US
dc.titleFactors affecting mortality caused by falls from height
dc.typeArticleen_US

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