Mortality and morbidity of stairlift injuries: Analysis of the UK TARN database
Injury Apr 25, 2020
O'Malley O, Ryan O, Wilson G, et al. - The present study was conducted to evaluate the incidence and pattern of injury in individuals with a diagnosis of a fall from a stairlift. Between 2000 and 2018, researchers examined data from the Trauma Audit and Research Network database for those recorded suffering stairlift related injuries between the ages of 40–100 years. They further evaluated patient demographics, injury mechanism and pattern, mortality rate and height of fall. This study population consisted of 1,069 individuals who were distinguished in the initial search with 651 having an eligible mechanism of injury. The outcomes illustrate that falls from stairlifts commonly result in limb injuries and most severe injuries are sustained to the head. It was noted that when individuals fall getting off from astairlift, have injuries to their head or thorax they have a higher ISS. 15.7% was the overall mortality. The data indicate that in the ageing population, given the increasing use of stairlifts, strategies should be considered to make these safer.
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