Utah Trauma Registry - www.utahtrauma.org
Utah Trauma Registry - www.utahtrauma.org
Welcome to the Utah Trauma Registry Evaluation Project! The Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center (IICRC) at the University of Utah have collaborated on a project to collect state-wide trauma data at one central repository at the IICRC. Read more...
Falls…Currently, almost 40% of trauma related injuries, that met criteria for the Utah Trauma Registry from 2001-2005, has been caused by falls. These injuries can occur from a range of causes:
Injuries resulting in falls occur primarily in the home. Those predominantly at risk are those 10 years and younger and those aged over 65 years. 13.5% of falls are associated with those 10 and younger, and 40% for those over age 65. These numbers do not include ALL falls that occur within the state.*
*The Utah State Trauma Registry Data Dictionary has defined certain exclusion criteria for those who suffer falls. Currently, those who are injured in any way are only included in the Utah Registry if they are admitted to a hospital for 2 days or more, OR if they are transferred between hospitals at any time by an EMS agency. Those who suffer falls over the age of 65 are excluded if their injury is caused by a ground level fall AND they have only a single extremity injury.
Although the injuries caused by falls are large in number, 97.2% of these patients left their respective hospitals with a positive outcome. This is due largely to the skilled and dedicated staff members of various hospitals around Utah. The Utah Trauma Registry Project hopes that the collection of this type of data can help hospitals to further their skills and better their care of patients by providing effective feedback on injuries, mortality rates, and effective prevention strategies.
