Improving decisions about transport to the emergency department for assisted living residents who fall - Williams JG, Bachman MW, Lyons MD, Currie BB, Brown LH, Jones AW, Caba ñas JG, Kronhaus AK, Myers JB.

BACKGROUND: Residents of assisted living facilities who fall may not be seriously ill or injured, but policies often require immediate transport to an emergency department regardless of the patient's condition. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether unnec...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news