A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent subsequent falls and health service use following fall-related paramedic care: a randomised controlled trial | Zendy

A. Stefanie Mikolaizak | Zendy; Stephen R. Lord | Zendy; Anne Tiedemann | Zendy; Paul Simpson | Zendy; Gideon A. Caplan | Zendy; Jason Bendall | Zendy; Kirsten Howard | Zendy; Lyndell Webster | Zendy; Narelle Payne | Zendy; Sarah Hamilton | Zendy; Joanne Lo | Zendy; Elisabeth Ramsay | Zendy; Sandra D. O'Rourke | Zendy; Linda Roylance | Zendy; Jacqueline Close | Zendy

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A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent subsequent falls and health service use following fall-related paramedic care: a randomised controlled trial

Author(s) -

A. Stefanie Mikolaizak,

Stephen R. Lord,

Anne Tiedemann,

Paul Simpson,

Gideon A. Caplan,

Jason Bendall,

Kirsten Howard,

Lyndell Webster,

Narelle Payne,

Sarah Hamilton,

Joanne Lo,

Elisabeth Ramsay,

Sandra D. O'Rourke,

Linda Roylance,

Jacqueline Close

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afw190

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , randomized controlled trial , fall prevention , attendance , emergency department , intervention (counseling) , poison control , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , health care , suicide prevention , physical therapy , emergency medicine , nursing , surgery , pathology , economics , economic growth

approximately 25% of older people who fall and receive paramedic care are not subsequently transported to an emergency department (ED). These people are at high risk of future falls, unplanned healthcare use and poor health outcomes.

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