Falls in the Bathroom: A Mechanism of Injury for All Ages

When ground-level falls occur in the bathroom, there is particular potential for morbidity and mortality given the high density of hard surfaces. Risk factors are not clearly defined by the existing literature. The objective of this study was to define the epidemiology, injury patterns, and outcomes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of surgical research 2019-02, Vol.234, p.283-286
Hauptverfasser:	Schellenberg, Morgan, Inaba, Kenji, Chen, Jessica, Bardes, James M., Crow, Elizabeth, Lam, Lydia, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Demetriades, Demetrios
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental falls Bathroom falls Elderly Ground-level falls Trauma
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