Stairway falls, unlike those on level surfaces, have resulted in multiple injuries to clients, as there is traumatic impact every time they hit another step, railing or the landing.   In the adult population, falls down stairs may result in serious injuries, particularly head trauma. In a study published in the Journal Emergency Medicine the investigators conducted an analysis of serious injuries caused by stairway falls.  In the study, the group of patients had a significantly higher mortality than other trauma.  In patients who sustained serious injuries from falling down stairs, head injuries were common with acute subdural haematoma occurring in 57% of patients. Head-injured patients had a significantly higher mortality rate than non-head-injured patients.

Not surprising to injury lawyer Doug Landau was the fact that increasing age and higher injury severity scores correlated with poor outcome in all patients. Thirty-nine of the 113 stairway-fall patients (35%) died in hospital compared with 207 of 1091 non-stairway-fall patients (19%) during the same period.  In this study, this group of patients had a significantly higher mortality than other trauma patients.  If you or someone you know fell or was thrown down dangerous or defective steps, contact ABRAMS LANDAU at once.  Prompt investigation of these premises liability case is important, and important legal rights can be lost if immediate action is not taken.