Introduction
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Recommended Readings
- Trauma and Falls in the Elderly – Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Elsevier Saunders – View Article
- Chapter on Geriatric Trauma in the ATLS Course Manual
- Meta-analysis of the impact of 9 medication classes on falls in elderly persons. Woolcott JC et al. – Arch Intern Med 2010 Mar 8;170(5):477. – View the JAMA Article
- Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Tricco AC et al. – JAMA. 2017 Nov 7;318(17):1687-1699. – View the JAMA Article
Discussion: Introduction
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Great info
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It is NOT necessary to comment in every Discussion box to obtain credit.
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Informative module!
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wonderful. a very important module like the others
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interesting module
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falls
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looking forward to learning from this module
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What a great module
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The elderly certainly can present with many hidden complications.
Falls are a big problem
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Thanks for your enthusiasm!
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What a great module! Colourful! To the point!
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we are such a friendly group! 🙂
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interesting module
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Looks like a great module
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Falls are a huge part of the elderly visits
we see a lot of elderly that have fallen
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looking forward to this module