Jumpers and fallers: a comparison of the distribution of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity174 @entity341 @entity204 @entity130
AIM: The aim of this study was to compare the distribution of injuries between @entity1 who have fallen and those who have jumped from a height, and to relate the mechanism of @entity174 sustained. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred and ninety-nine @entity1 , admitted via @entity341 ( @entity341 ), classified as either having fallen or jumped from a height were included in the study. The radiographs from the primary survey, together with radiographs of specific injury sites were analysed. The distribution of injury was compared in the two groups. RESULTS: Of the 399 @entity1 , 342 were fallers and 57 were jumpers. Jumpers had a higher Injury Severity Score (ISS), @entity204 rate and number of @entity174 per @entity1 . Jumpers sustained more @entity174 (particularly on the right), pelvic and @entity174 but fewer @entity174 . CONCLUSION: Jumpers tend to sustain different @entity130 . It is proposed that jumpers have a tendency to land feet-first and then try to break their falls on their dominant side, sustaining more right-sided @entity174 in the process. The patterns of injury that have emerged from this study have important implications for evaluating @entity130 in those who jump or fall from a height.
