Identification of Older Adult Fall Occurrence by Brief Emergency Department Triage Screen

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Feb;68(2):442-443. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16271. Epub 2019 Nov 28.

Authors

Glenn P McFadden¹, Stephen E Hall¹, Lauren J Gleason², Octavio Herrera¹, Teresita M Hogan¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Chicago, Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
² University of Chicago Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 31778217
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16271

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls / statistics & numerical data*
Aged
Algorithms
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
Prospective Studies
Quality Improvement