Table 5 Descriptive Statistics for EMS Encounters for Reported Location of Fall Injuries by Need for Triage to a Trauma Center, Categorized by Age.1
| Â | Overall | Indoor | Outdoor- Street or Sidewalk | Outdoor- Not on Street or Sidewalk | Indoor/outdoor unclear | Missing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1854909 | N = 1596860 | N = 129408 | N = 23586 | N = 53700 | N = 51355 | |||||||
0–20 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 7231 | 8.4% | 5854 | 9.0% | 591 | 8.5% | 223 | 4.4% | 393 | 5.4% | 170 | 9.0% |
Does not | 78754 | 91.6% | 58994 | 91.0% | 6353 | 91.5% | 4840 | 95.6% | 6855 | 94.6% | 1712 | 91.0% |
Missing | 32154 | 27.2% | 25481 | 28.2% | 2054 | 22.8% | 1772 | 25.9% | 1813 | 20.0% | 1034 | 35.5% |
21–30 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 3588 | 5.8% | 2397 | 5.5% | 811 | 7.6% | 86 | 4.9% | 228 | 5.5% | 66 | 4.8% |
Does not | 58079 | 94.2% | 41339 | 94.5% | 9881 | 92.4% | 1656 | 95.1% | 3,882 | 94.5% | 1321 | 95.2% |
Missing | 9285 | 13.1% | 6056 | 12.2% | 1969 | 15.6% | 393 | 18.4% | 498 | 10.8% | 369 | 21.0% |
31–40 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 4417 | 6.2% | 3152 | 6.0% | 908 | 7.9% | 82 | 4.8% | 205 | 5.1% | 70 | 4.7% |
Does not | 67245 | 93.8% | 49813 | 94.0% | 10596 | 92.1% | 1637 | 95.2% | 3781 | 94.9% | 1418 | 95.3% |
Missing | 10347 | 12.6% | 7145 | 11.9% | 2028 | 15.0% | 324 | 15.9% | 441 | 10.0% | 409 | 21.6% |
41–50 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 5493 | 6.0% | 4167 | 5.9% | 886 | 7.0% | 82 | 4.7% | 269 | 6.3% | 89 | 4.8% |
Does not | 86218 | 94.0% | 67011 | 94.1% | 11781 | 93.0% | 1646 | 95.3% | 4028 | 93.7% | 1752 | 95.2% |
Missing | 12502 | 12.0% | 9138 | 11.4% | 2054 | 14.0% | 329 | 16.0% | 440 | 9.3% | 541 | 22.7% |
51–60 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 10231 | 5.8% | 8262 | 5.8% | 1305 | 6.2% | 114 | 4.8% | 372 | 5.4% | 178 | 5.0% |
Does not | 166488 | 94.2% | 134674 | 94.2% | 19704 | 93.8% | 2258 | 95.2% | 6464 | 94.6% | 3388 | 95.0% |
Missing | 23782 | 11.9% | 18527 | 11.5% | 3113 | 12.9% | 490 | 17.1% | 639 | 8.5% | 1013 | 22.1% |
61–65 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 6664 | 5.5% | 5710 | 5.5% | 573 | 5.2% | 60 | 4.3% | 208 | 5.1% | 113 | 4.6% |
Does not | 115516 | 94.5% | 97482 | 94.5% | 10496 | 94.8% | 1349 | 95.7% | 3853 | 94.9% | 2336 | 95.4% |
Missing | 16206 | 11.7% | 13314 | 11.4% | 1578 | 12.5% | 254 | 15.3% | 345 | 7.8% | 715 | 22.6% |
66–70 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 7073 | 5.1% | 6303 | 5.2% | 387 | 4.2% | 58 | 4.3% | 177 | 4.6% | 148 | 5.3% |
Does not | 130439 | 94.9% | 114077 | 94.8% | 8781 | 95.8% | 1300 | 95.7% | 3633 | 95.4% | 2648 | 94.7% |
Missing | 18604 | 11.9% | 15802 | 11.6% | 1396 | 13.2% | 239 | 15.0% | 331 | 8.0% | 836 | 23.0% |
71–75 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 7729 | 4.8% | 7089 | 5.0% | 308 | 3.8% | 50 | 3.9% | 145 | 4.1% | 137 | 4.1% |
Does not | 151707 | 95.2% | 135990 | 95.0% | 7862 | 96.2% | 1241 | 96.1% | 3387 | 95.9% | 3227 | 95.9% |
Missing | 21750 | 12.0% | 18861 | 11.6% | 1166 | 12.5% | 190 | 12.8% | 316 | 8.2% | 1217 | 26.6% |
76–80 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 8219 | 4.7% | 7617 | 4.8% | 262 | 3.7% | 32 | 3.2% | 135 | 4.3% | 173 | 4.2% |
Does not | 165532 | 95.3% | 150722 | 95.2% | 6884 | 96.3% | 983 | 96.8% | 3040 | 95.7% | 3903 | 95.8% |
Missing | 23992 | 12.1% | 20977 | 11.7% | 1040 | 12.7% | 184 | 15.3% | 307 | 8.8% | 1484 | 26.7% |
81–85 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 8200 | 4.4% | 7723 | 4.4% | 159 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.3% | 105 | 3.6% | 190 | 3.9% |
Does not | 179791 | 95.6% | 165930 | 95.6% | 5765 | 97.3% | 676 | 96.7% | 2795 | 96.4% | 4625 | 96.1% |
Missing | 24,844 | 11.7% | 21919 | 11.2% | 869 | 12.8% | 122 | 14.9% | 258 | 8.2% | 1676 | 25.8% |
86–90 | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 7907 | 4.3% | 7500 | 4.4% | 127 | 3.1% | 20 | 4.7% | 90 | 4.0% | 170 | 3.3% |
Does not | 174027 | 95.7% | 162504 | 95.6% | 3933 | 96.9% | 410 | 95.3% | 2179 | 96.0% | 5001 | 96.7% |
Missing | 24,370 | 11.8% | 21575 | 11.3% | 562 | 12.2% | 87 | 16.8% | 197 | 8.0% | 1949 | 27.4% |
91 +  | ||||||||||||
Need for transport to Trauma Center | 7095 | 4.4% | 6707 | 4.5% | 95 | 4.4% | 15 | 6.3% | 72 | 4.3% | 206 | 4.0% |
Does not | 152599 | 95.6% | 143729 | 95.5% | 2082 | 95.6% | 222 | 93.7% | 1602 | 95.7% | 4964 | 96.0% |
Missing | 21316 | 11.8% | 18973 | 11.2% | 316 | 12.7% | 53 | 18.3% | 108 | 6.1% | 1866 | 26.5% |
Missing Age | 5515 | 0.3% | 4346 | 0.3% | 733 | 0.6% | 86 | 0.4% | 109 | 0.2% | 241 | 0.5% |