Screening and assessment of falls risk in the emergency department
Despite a small reduction in emergency department re-presentation within 30 days in the implementation cohort, hospital admission was not reduced. Further research is needed to examine any cost-benefit ratio of additional falls-risk screening and intervention in emergency departments.
Authors
- Hyun‐Su Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5245-8430)
- Faye M. Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5605-6554)
- Sarah Hazelwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-1189)
- Sandra Miles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3490-7383)
- Paul Fulbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-1861)
Institutions
- Prince Charles Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2025.03.003
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Prince Charles Hospital Foundation