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answer text: A count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) for patients aged 65 and over which have been classified as having been caused by a fall is shown in the following table. These are for the financial years 2009-10 through to 2017-18. This is a count of admissions, not patients, as the same patient may have been admitted on more than one occasion within the time period: Financial year Count of FAEs 2009-10 274,103 2010-11 295,136 2011-12 309,668 2012-13 259,669 2013-14 266,649 2014-15 282,719 2015-16 291,531 2016-17 294,559 2017-18 312,301 Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Digital The five most frequent specified types of falls which have resulted in admissions for patients aged 65 and over in the financial years 2009-10 through to 2017-18 are listed below: 1) Fall on the same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling 2) Other fall on the same level 3) Fall on and from stairs and steps 4) Fall involving bed 5) Fall involving chair
answer given date: 2019-01-31+00:00
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