Hospital admissions following presentations to emergency departments for a fracture in older people. Issue 3 (13th June 2007)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boufous, Soufiane; Finch, Caroline; Close, Jacqueline; Day, Lesley; Lord, Stephen
• Is Part Of: Injury prevention. Volume 13:Issue 3(2007)
• Page Start: 211
• Page End: 214
• Publication Date: 2007-06-13
• Subjects: ED, emergency department -- VEMD, Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset; Children's accidents -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Accidents -- Prevention -- Periodicals; 617.1
• DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.014654
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1353-8047

Abstract

Abstract : The aim of this paper is to estimate the proportion of older people who are hospitalised following a presentation to an emergency department for hip, pelvic and wrist fractures. The findings indicate that hospitalisation data do not accurately reflect the incidence of low-trauma fractures, particularly wrist and pelvic fractures, in older people.