Characteristics and demography of low energy fall injuries in patients > 60 years of age: a population-based analysis over a decade with focus on undertriage.

Background: An increasing group of elderly patients is admitted after low energy falls. Several studies have shown that this patient group tends to be severely injured and is often undertriaged.

Methods: Patients > 60 years with low energy fall (< 1 m) as mechanism of injury were identified from the Stavanger University Hospital trauma registry.