Trauma epidemiology in the elderly of the 22 Aban Lahijan Hospital during 2015-2017

Background and purpose: The number of elderly people in recent years has increased significantly in Iran. Guilan province has the highest percentage of the elderly population with 11%. Trauma is the second leading cause of death after heart diseases, and the elderly are more likely to suffer from complications and death from trauma than young people. The present study was conducted with the aim of epidemiologic study of trauma in elderly patients referred to 22 Aban Lahijan Hospital during 2015-2017 . Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was retrospective, and the relevant information was collected from the traffic injuries system of the country, and all elderly referred to 22 Aban Lahijan Hospital during 2015 - 2017 were surveyed. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 23 and descriptive tests and Spearman statistical methods.Results: From 3631 cases examined, 510 elderly people were hospitalized due to trauma of accident, (23.6%) were female and (73.7%) were male. The highest rate of trauma (31.6%) was in the age range of 64-60 years old, the most frequent (37.5%) people in 2017, the highest incidence of trauma (31.6%) in the summer and the highest incidence rate (51.4%) were in rural roads. 50% of the injured were drivers, and 74.5% were transferred to the hospital by 115 emergency. Most of the injuries were head area (87.1%) and most injured (93.3%) were discharged after partial recovery. Overall, 1.5% of the elderly died, the majority (34.6%) were above the age of 80 years old. There was a significant relationship between discharge status and injury location (P <0.05). Conclusion: Considering that the most injuries in the elderly was in the head area, and most traumatic events occurred on rural roads, and most of the injured were the driver of the vehicle, the need for observance of safety standards and regulations, as well as monitoring and inspection of rural roads by the relevant authorities is recommended

کلیدواژه ها:

Elderly ، Trauma ، Epidemiology