Elderly victims of falls seen by prehospital care: gender differences.

Objective: To identify elderly who are victims of falls, according to gender, who received care from prehospital services of Maringá, Paraná.

Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory study carried out with 1,444 elderly patients who suffered falls in Maringá in the period from 2006 to 2008. Data were gathered from prehospital care services, typed and processed using the Epi Info 6.