Preparing for the silver boom: A falls prevention tool for older adults in the emergency department.
10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021173
- Author:
Colin Eng Choon ONG
1
;
Huiting YONG
;
Huaying QIU
;
Kamala VELU
;
Peng Hui CHOA
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Accidental Falls/prevention & control*;
Aged;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Geriatric Assessment;
Humans
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2022;51(2):109-112
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Geriatric falls presenting to the emergency department (ED) are rising due to our rapidly ageing population. As part of a group of geriatric-focused emergency medicine practitioners, we describe a multidisciplinary falls prevention tool using the acronym.
