A&E attendance and hospital admission rates in 1999*
| Fall category | Fall on same level (slip/trip/stumble) | Fall on or from stairs or steps | Fall from one level to another | Unspecified fall | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Fatality rates per 10000 population were 0.62, 1.22, 2.39, and 8.61 for the four age groups. | |||||
| †10.3% of A&E attendees admitted to hospital means 89.7% in this age and injury were not admitted. to hospital | |||||
| A&E attendance rate per 10000 population | |||||
| 60–64 | 113.4 | 76.7 | 36.7 | 46.7 | 273.5 |
| 65–69 | 141.4 | 77.5 | 18.9 | 49.5 | 287.3 |
| 70–74 | 159.6 | 65.7 | 37.9 | 104.7 | 367.9 |
| ⩾75 | 397.0 | 110.8 | 117.1 | 320.4 | 945.3 |
| Mean | 229.7 | 86.9 | 61.8 | 156.4 | 534.9 |
| Hospital admission rate per 10000 population | |||||
| 60–64 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 15.8 | 34.5 |
| 65–69 | 17.6 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 24.9 | 52.0 |
| 70–74 | 27.3 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 49.5 | 91.9 |
| ⩾75 | 89.8 | 18.5 | 29.8 | 230.5 | 368.6 |
| Mean | 43.9 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 101.0 | 168.8 |
| Percentage of A&E accidental fall attendees admitted to hospital† | |||||
| 60–64 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 33.8 | 12.6 |
| 65–69 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 17.8 | 50.2 | 18.1 |
| 70–74 | 17.1 | 13.4 | 16.7 | 47.3 | 25.0 |
| ⩾75 | 22.6 | 16.7 | 25.4 | 71.9 | 39.0 |
| Mean | 19.1 | 12.4 | 21.1 | 64.6 | 31.6 |