1.Preparing for the silver boom: A falls prevention tool for older adults in the emergency department.
Colin Eng Choon ONG ; Huiting YONG ; Huaying QIU ; Kamala VELU ; Peng Hui CHOA
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2022;51(2):109-112
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.
Accidental Falls/prevention & control*
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Aged
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Geriatric Assessment
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Humans
2.Therapeutic temperature management (TTM): post-resuscitation care for adult cardiac arrest, with recommendations from the National TTM Workgroup.
Siew Hon Benjamin LEONG ; Enoch CHAN ; Benjamin Choon Heng HO ; Colin YEO ; Sennen LEW ; Duu Wen SEWA ; Shir Lynn LIM ; Chee Wan LEE ; Pow Li CHIA ; Tien Siang Eric LIM ; Eng Kiang LEE ; Marcus Eng Hock ONG
Singapore medical journal 2017;58(7):408-410
Therapeutic temperature management (TTM) was strongly recommended by the 2015 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation as a component of post-resuscitation care. It has been known to be effective in improving the survival rate and neurologic functional outcome of patients after cardiac arrest. In an effort to increase local adoption of TTM as a standard of post-resuscitation care, this paper discusses and makes recommendations on the treatment for local providers.