Fall-related injuries in a low-income setting: Results from a pilot injury surveillance system in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Junaid A. Bhatti (Author), Umar Farooq (Author), Mudassir Majeed (Author), Jahangir S. Khan (Author), Junaid A. Razzak (Author), Muhammad M. Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study assessed the characteristics and emergency care outcomes of fall-related injuries in Pakistan. This study included all fall-related injury cases presenting to emergency departments (EDs) of the three teaching hospitals in Rawalpindi city from July 2007 to June 2008. Out of 62,530 injury c...