Frequent 911 Fall Calls in Older Adults: Opportunity for Injury Prevention Strategies

Volume: 66, Issue: 9, Pages: 1737 - 1743
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Abstract
To evaluate the utility of monitoring emergency medical services (EMS) call patterns to identify older adults who may benefit from targeted fall prevention and medical monitoring strategies.Retrospective chart review of EMS fall-related care. The HealthEMS database for the community surveyed was queried from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2016. Fall-related calls for individuals aged 60 and older were identified and used to determine...
Paper Details
Title
Frequent 911 Fall Calls in Older Adults: Opportunity for Injury Prevention Strategies
Published Date
Jul 18, 2018
Volume
66
Issue
9
Pages
1737 - 1743
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