Older people's accidents mostly occur at home, clinical audit finds

CUH consultant in emergency medicine Conor Deasy was the clinical lead on the National Office of Clinical Audit research being published on Wednesday. Picture: Jim Coughlan

An audit of major trauma in older people has found that 70% of their accidents happened at home, the National Office of Clinical Audit has found.

Most traumas (82%) were caused by low falls of less than two metres from standing height, an analysis of the injuries suffered by 11,145 people aged 65 and over found.