Evaluation of Older Adult Patients With Falls in the Emergency Department: Discordance With National Guidelines

201582 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Gregory Philip Tirrell · Massachusetts General Hospital

Jiraporn Sri‐on · Navamindradhiraj University

Lewis A. Lipsitz · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Carlos A. Camargo · Massachusetts General Hospital

Christopher Kabrhel · Massachusetts General Hospital

Shan W. Liu · Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract

The current ED evaluation of older adult fallers is discordant with general and ED-specific fall guidelines. Future studies are warranted to investigate ways to successfully implement fall evaluation guidelines.

Topics & Keywords

Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine

Volume 22, Issue 4, pp. 461-467

DOI: 10.1111/acem.12634

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