Terjatuh (kecelakaan)

Jatuh adalah sebab utama kedua dari kecelakaan mematikan di seluruh dunia dan sebab besar cedera personal, khususnya bagi lansia.^[3] Jatuh pada lansia adalah kelas cedera penting yang patut dihindari. Tenaga kerja bangunan, tukang listrik, tukang tambang dan pelukis adalah pekerjaan dengan kerentanan cedera jatuh yang tinggi.

Jatuh
Jatuh adalah pengalaman normal bagi anak-anak, namun jatuh dari ketinggian signifikan atau pada permukaan keras dapat menjadi berbahaya.
Informasi umum
Distribusi dan frekuensi
Prevalensi	226 juta (2015)[1]
Kematian	527.000 (2015)[2]

Referensi

1. GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence, Collaborators. (8 October 2016). "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1545–1602. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6. PMC 5055577 . PMID 27733282.
2. GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death, Collaborators. (8 October 2016). "Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015". Lancet. 388 (10053): 1459–1544. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31012-1. PMC 5388903 . PMID 27733281.
3. "Fact sheet 344: Falls". World Health Organization. October 2012. Diakses tanggal 3 December 2012.

Pranala luar

Klasifikasi	D ICD-10: W00-W19, X80, X81

• Falls Among Older Adults: Brochures and Posters (in English, Spanish, and Chinese) US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Costs of Falls Among Older Adults US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Hip Fractures Among Older Adults US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Falls in Nursing Homes US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CDC Fall Prevention Activities US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Preventing Falls: What Works―A CDC Compendium of Effective Community-based Interventions from Around the World US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF)
• Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Public Health Grand Rounds: Help Older Adults Live Better, Longer: Prevent Falls and Traumatic Brain Injuries Diarsipkan 2008-11-20 di Wayback Machine. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CDC's Division of Unintentional Injury – Podcasts US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention