<![CDATA[Globally, falls from height (FFH) are a substantial public health peril and are among the foremost causesof serious and fatal injuries sustained to a victim. Falls are the second leading cause of accidental orunintentional injury deaths worldwide. This retrospective study consisting of 182 cases was undertakento study the sociodemographic profile and injury pattern in victims of fall from height for a period of 2years . Males outnumbered the females (3.04:1). Most of the victims were construction workers (43.40%)by occupation . Most of incidents 117 (64.28%) took place in semi urban area and 45 (24.72%) victimsoccurred in the Urban locality. 49.45% of the cases (90) occurred in the summer season.37.91% of the eventswere seen between 12 Noon to 6 PM. In majority of cases, side of the body was the primary site of impact(25.27%) followed by head injury (21.43). 12.08% of the cases turned fatal. Implementation of adequatesafety measures would effectively reduce the incidence of mortality and morbidity associated with fall fromheight .]]>
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