老年病人机体各器官功能逐渐减退 ,感觉迟钝 ,行动迟缓 ,反应差 ,住院期间由于环境的突然改变 ,疾病的影响 ,易发生意外跌倒。从 1987～ 1995年我科住院老年病人中有 10例跌倒而致死致伤的。现根据资料对老年病人跌倒的地点、后果、原因加以分析 ,以供同行参考。1　临床资料1 1 The function of various organs of the elderly patients is gradually deteriorating, feeling dull, delaying action, poor response, sudden change of the environment during hospitalization, and the impact of disease, and is prone to accidental falls. From 1987 to 1995, 10 cases of elderly patients in our department fell and caused death. According to the data, the locations, consequences, and causes of falls for elderly patients are analyzed for reference by peers. 1 Clinical data 1 1