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Analysis of the Characteristics of Young-old and Old-old Injured Patients in Korea: Focusing on 2021 Discharge Injury Statistics (2004∼2021)
Korean J Clin Lab Sci 2024;56:257-264  
Published on September 30, 2024
Copyright © 2024 Korean Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

Jongsuk LEE

Cardiology Laboratory, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence to: Jongsuk LEE
Cardiology Laboratory, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, 1342 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01757, Korea
E-mail: S7565@paik.ac.kr
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6153-2975
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study analyzed data from the Korea National Hospital Discharge In-depth Injury Survey (KNHDIS) (2004∼2021) and found that for the young-old with disabilities, the location of injury was roads and main roads, the activity at the time of injury was daily life, the mechanism of injury was falling and the type of transportation accident was collision with passenger cars. In the old-old, the characteristics by type of injury were fractures, the intentionality of the injury was unintentional, the place of injury was residence, the activity at the time of injury was daily life, the mechanism of injury was falling and the type of transportation accident was pedestrian. In conclusion, the old-old were more likely to suffer injuries at home and in daily life than the young-old with disabilities, and old-old injured patients were more active than the old-old, resulting in higher falls and transportation accidents and older seniors were more likely to have pedestrian accidents. Based on the information collected from the young-old and old-old, it is believed that efforts to prevent damage that consider the characteristics of the elderly are necessary.
Keywords : Injured patients, Old-old, Young-old

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