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FallI Injury Data
The Injury Free Coalition
for Kids of Portland focuses on pro grams
to lower the incidence and mitigate the sequelae of falls.
Using the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Hospital
Discharge Index (HDI), which records basic demographic, diagnostic
and therapeutic data on all hospitalized patients in the state
as the main source of specific E-coded data, it was determined
that falls are the number one cause of injury-related hospitalization
for all age groups of children less than 15 years old in the
Portland metropolitan area. View
Table
Trauma system data collected at OHSU for the Portland
metropolitan area was overlaid
to census tracts, geocoding approximately 75% of falls in
the 0-14 age group, pinpointing several "hotposts"
in North Portland and Washington County. View
PDF map
A further breakdown of
the data found that falls from buildings and on playgrounds
cause 37.5% of injuries for children aged 1-4 years. Playground
falls cause 33.3% of injuries in children aged 5-10 year olds
in the Portland metropolitan area. view
falls graphs A subgroup analysis of EMS run data for a
census block in the Aloha area revealed single family dwellings
were responsible for the majority of fall-related injuries
in the 1-4 year old age group. View
PDF map.
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