Influence of selected demographic factors on traumas in persons over 65 years of age reporting to the Hospital Medical Ward

Mateusz Andrzej Pytlak; Natalia Tomska; Andrzej Bohatyrewicz; Aleksandra Rył; Iwona Rotter

doi:10.5114/fmpcr/59046

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Influence of selected demographic factors on traumas in persons over 65 years of age reporting to the Hospital Medical Ward

Mateusz Andrzej Pytlak

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,

Natalia Tomska

¹

,

Andrzej Bohatyrewicz

²

,

Aleksandra Rył

³

,

Iwona Rotter

¹

Independent Laboratory of Medical Rehabilitation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Locomotor System Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
Department of Histology and Developmental Biology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2016; 18, 1: 49–53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr/59046

Online publish date: 2016/02/29

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Background. Falls and traumas in elderly persons don’t only result in health problems, but they also involve social and economic, psychological and political consequences. The most frequent trauma mechanisms in the elderly include: falls and traffic accidents.

;b:Objectives. The aim of the study was to assess selected factors influencing the energy, type and area of a trauma incurred by elderly people.

Material and methods. A group of 108 patients aged 65–93 treated at the SPSK 1 in Szczecin were tested by a diagnostic survey with the use of a questionnaire. The eligibility criteria included a trauma as a result of an accident, the age of the subject above 65 years of age and expressing written, voluntary and informed consent to participation in the study.

Results. 177 traumas were recorded in the analysed group of 108 patients. The most frequent traumas included fractures and contusions and the lower limbs and the left arm were the most frequently injured body parts. Men were more often injured during low-energy events. Patients more often had their upper body and left leg injured during low-energy events than during high-energy ones. In persons over 65 years of age, usually one fracture occurred during a low-energy accident.

Conclusions. The most common result of injuries among people aged 65+ admitted to the emergency department are fractures. With age the number of LE T increases and the number of HET decreases. It’s necessary therefore to create an appropriate health policy covering education for elderly people and their families to prevent injuries of low energy content.

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Influence of selected demographic factors on traumas in persons over 65 years of age reporting to the Hospital Medical Ward

Mateusz Andrzej Pytlak 1 , Natalia Tomska 1 , Andrzej Bohatyrewicz 2 , Aleksandra Rył 3 , Iwona Rotter 1

falls, elderly, injuries

Mateusz Andrzej Pytlak

¹

,

Natalia Tomska

¹

,

Andrzej Bohatyrewicz

²

,

Aleksandra Rył

³

,

Iwona Rotter

¹