title: Ground-level falls are a marker of poor outcome in the injured elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jon M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gerry
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Spain
authors.forename: Kristan L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Staudenmayer
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000401:mortality*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*