Reducing Fall Injuries in Emergency Room Patients Over 50 by Implementing an Early Fall Risk Assessment Tool
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2021-11-17
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In patients over 50 years of age presenting to the emergency department, does implementing a fall risk assessment tool during triage reduce incidence of falls in the emergency department in comparison to emergency departments who do not utilize a fall risk assessment tool?
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Assessment tools, Emergency departments, Inpatient falls