Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study
Table 2
Detailed mechanism of trauma from long-term care hospital.
Mechanism
diagnosis
N (%)
Slip (n = 33)
Slip in bathroom
Hip fracture
7 (21.2)
Cerebral concussion
2 (6.1)
Shoulder dislocation
1 (3.0)
Contusion of hip
2 (6.1)
Slip on the way to bathroom
Hip fracture
2 (6.1)
Cerebral concussion
1 (3.0)
Sprain of wrist
1 (3.0)
Slip while walking
Traumatic SDH
3 (9.1)
Hip fracture
2 (6.1)
Contusion of face
2 (6.1)
Cerebral concussion
1 (3.0)
Slip during rehabilitation therapy
Hip fracture
2 (6.1)
Face laceration
1 (3.0)
Cerebral concussion
1 (3.0)
Slip with wheelchair
Traumatic SDH
1 (3.0)
Unknown detailed mechanism
Hip fracture
7 (21.2)
Cerebral concussion
1 (3.0)
Corneal laceration
1 (3.0)
Fall from bed (n = 10)
Cerebral concussion
3 (30.0)
Facial bone fracture
2 (20.0)
Hip fracture
4 (40.0)
Contusion of shoulder
1 (10.0)
Contusion of hip
1 (10.0)
Rib fracture
1 (10.0)
Hit against something (n = 6)
Cerebral concussion
4 (66.7)
Hip fracture
2 (33.3)
Contusion of face
1 (16.7)
Over-extended movement (n = 5)
Excessive pull of patient’s extremities by caregivers
