Table 4 Fall altitude by selected group characteristics (N = 116)
From: Epidemiology of traumatic falls after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Characteristic | Fall under 1 m (3.3 ft) n = 33 | Fall 1-6 m (3.3–19.7 ft) n = 54 | Fall over 6 m (19.7 ft) n = 29 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–16 | 2017 | 2014–16 | 2017 | 2014–16 | 2017 | |
Age | ||||||
< 65 | 8 (36.3) | 5 (45.5) | 19 (61.3) | 13 (56.5) | 13 (68.4) | 6 (60.0) |
≥ 65 | 14 (63.6) | 6 (54.5) | 12 (38.7) | 10 (43.5) | 6 (31.6) | 4 (40.0) |
GCS (N = 114) | ||||||
13–15 | 18 (81.8) | 7 (70.0) | 30 (96.8) | 21 (95.5) | 13 (68.4) | 8 (80.0) |
9–12 | – | – | 1 (3.2) | – | 3 (15.8) | – |
3–8 | 4 (18.2) | 3 (30.0) | – | 1 (4.5) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (20.0) |
ISS | ||||||
< 15 | 14 (63.6) | 7 (64.6) | 23 (74.2) | 14 (60.9) | 9 (47.4) | 6 (60.0) |
≥ 15 | 8 (36.4) | 4 (36.4) | 8 (25.8) | 9 (39.1) | 10 (52.6) | 4 (40.0) |
In-hospital mortality | ||||||
Alive | 20 (90.9) | 7 (63.6) | 28 (90.3) | 19 (82.6) | 16 (84.2) | 9 (90.0) |
Dead | 2 (9.1) | 4 (36.4) | 3 (9.7) | 4 (17.4) | 3 (15.8) | 1 (10.0) |