How to assess patients admitted with 'falls'
Cooper, N.
Acute Medicine 5(3): 83-85
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21611619 Document Number: 12929
Many Medical Admission Units admit patients who have suffered a fall. Falls are incredibly common, yet often assessed and managed suboptimally in hospitals. Falls may be due to an acute illness, or due to a combination of factors which can be identified and managed in order to reduce the risk of falling in the future. A true 'mechanical fall' in an older person is rare.
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