Characteristics and Costs of XXXX : A Report from a Single Emergency Center in Okayama.

@entity1 @entity16 @entity542 @entity130
We sought to identify the incidence, injury patterns, and financial burden of @entity130 to provide a reference for reinforcing guidelines on the prevention of such injuries. We enrolled the @entity1 who were injured in a ladder-related fall and required intensive care between April 2012 and March 2014 at Okayama University Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Okayama City:9 @entity1 injured in 7 stepladder falls and 2 straight ladder falls. The median @entity1 age was 69 years, and 8 were males. Six falls occurred in non-occupational settings. @entity542 predominated, and the injury severity score ranged from 2 to 35 (mean   21  12). At the time of discharge from the intensive care unit, one @entity1 had died and 5 @entity1 had some @entity16 . The case fatality rate was 11%. The total cost of care during the review period was    16,705,794, with a mean cost of    1,856,199 per @entity1 . @entity130 are associated with a high rate of neurological sequelae and pose a financial burden on the health insurance system. A prevention education campaign targeting at older-aged males in non-occupational settings may be a worthwhile health service investment in this community.
