[Injuries in nursing homes. Hospital-based registration of injuries of patients in nursing homes].
109 patients were registered in a prospective study of accidents occurring in geriatric nursing homes and treated in Harstad Hospital. In more than 50% the seriousness of the injury was so high that in-patient treatment was necessary. More than 90% of the patients had fallen and 50 patients had suffered fracture of the proximal femur. The incidence of injury is higher than the estimated 13% average, and the seriousness of the injury is substantially higher than the average for all age groups.
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
Skader i sykehjem. Sykehusbasert skaderegistrering av sykehjempasienter.