Assessment of Injury Characteristics and Outcome of Fall Down Accident Among Victims at Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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BACK GROUND:- Fall down accident is a major public health problem worldwide. It is the
second leading cause of unintentional injury death, after road traffic injuries with annual
estimation of 424 000 fatal falls. Over 80% of fall-related fatalities occur in low- and middle-
income countries accounting over two third of these deaths. Though not fatal, approximately
37.3 million falls are severe enough to require medical attention occur each year. These falls are
accounted for over 17 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost. (2)
Statement of problems:. According to the World Health Organization, over 91% of
unintentional injury deaths and 94% of DALYs lost in LMIC in 2004. The highest injury burden
often occurs in those countries with the weakest evidence to guide intervention strategies, the
fewest resources, and the least developed infrastructure to effect change. Rapid urbanization and
industrialization and also co morbidities are major risk factors. Fall down accident stastics in
Ethiopia provides little knowledge about its magnitude and related information needed for
prevention.
Significance of the study:- This study will help to gain information about the fall down
accident characteristics and its burden related with major factors in the area of study and the
country at large. It could help to develop countermeasures that could reduce the number and
severity of accidents. In addition, the study may provide base line information to carry out
further research.
Objective: To assess injury characteristics and outcome of fall down accidents among trauma
patients at adult emergency department of Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia from Jan-Mar, 2015..
Methodology:
A prospective hospital based descriptive quantitative study was undertaken. A total of 233 fall
down accident victims who visited the hospital between January and March 2015 were studied.
A structured pre-tested interview questionnaire format was applied. The collected data were
analyzed using SPSS version 20.0
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Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital