Reversal of warfarin anticoagulation in geriatric traumatic brain injury due to ground-level falls
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Elderly deaths due to ground-level falls.
This study analyzed 237 fatal ground-level falls occurring in decedents aged 65 years or older reported to the Seattle-King County Medical Examiner's Office during the year 2007. Head injuries accounted for 109 (46%) of the deaths, and nonhead injuries accounted for 128 (54%) of the deaths. Falls occurred in similar locations in both groups. Compared with those of nonhead injuries, decedents of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2397-5776
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000352