title: [Accidents of the elderly].
abstract: The topic of accidents in elderly population has been studied on 2055 injured older than 65 years. The severity of injuries indicates the importance of accidents in this age-group. The proportion of fractures in the elderly population is twice of the average-in females over 75 years of age they take the half of the total number of injuries. While the incidence rate of males in the whole material with all of the age groups is twice of that of females, in elderly population it turns into equal. The rate of home-accidents grows with ageing. The elderly people specially the males suffer a high number of road traffic accidents as pedestrians or riding their bicycles. The severity of injuries and the broken health status in elderly people is a major problem both for the health care and the whole society.
authors: Országos Traumatológiai Intézet.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Kazár
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Bauer
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Kósa
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Pestessy
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons
vernacular_title: Idóskori balesetek.