Related Resources
Downloads
- Pre-Printed Order Set for Older Patients with Hip Fracture – PDF
Links
- Management of elderly major trauma patients – London Major Trauma System PDF
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: Related Resources
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Unfortunately no specific resources
Senior Tool Box to assist with decreasing agitation
what what
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working on getting some geriatric training at our hospital
this course is one
Realmente no, muy útil lo enseñado en este curso.
This module has been extremely helpful
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awesome
Great topic!
informative
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great topic
thanks
I dont. Thank you
Nope.
I do not
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okay
thanks
j
Thank you
Great
Great information thank you.
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No.
sorry, no
No
thanks
This webiste is useful
http://canadianfallprevention.ca/resources-and-links/
thanks
ok
Thank you
great
none now
Great resources, thank you
Great resources.
i don’t have any additional
yes
Geriatric nurse specialist
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Good to know
None to add
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okay
done
done
Done
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No new resources.
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We have a community paramedicine program we can refer high risk and frequent callers to which can help to connect community resources to the patient. This can be especially beneficial for seniors who are having issues with falls.
this is a good suggestion
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I don’t
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ok
Great review
I find this interesting
good resources
Great information. Nothing to add.
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thanks for the resources
thanks for the down load
fall screening on all ER patients, we also have a community paramedic program that we refer high risk patients to so that they can have in home visits to prevent falls and allow patients to stay at home rather than feel like a prisoner in their own home.
atls in elderly
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ok
NurseONE
hospital internet
perfect
….
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agree
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CDC has good fall prevention resources
Helpful
great work
NICE work with the London Major Trauma System pdf. (pun intended)
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agreed
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nice resources
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2243-y
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No resources to add
N/A
good resources
nada
youtube
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nope
Hosp source
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Uusally hospital made protocols for guidance to HMOS
no extra resources other than having our PT collegues come to the ED to assess safety and provide discharge recommendations
none
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k
Hmmm.. discussion about NEXUS needs revision
volunteering
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GPA
volunteering at a nursing home
excellent
super
will have to investigate
good info
k
Consult hospital resources/procedures
great resources
Atls
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no
na
none
NA
N/A
none
ATLS
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ATLS was resource prior to this module
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ATLS.
Thank you, excellent module
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No
J Trauma Acute Care Surg Volume 78, Number 6 Injury in the aged: Geriatric trauma care at the crossroads
J Trauma Acute Care Surg Volume 81, Number 1 Improving geriatric trauma outcomes: A small step
toward a big problem
nothing to add from what has already been listed
Hospital intranet
Treat Me no my Age by Mark Lachs MD is a great general read
nothing to add at this point
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I know that there are specific geriatric trauma services (ie at SMH), however more is needed to integrate them into the trauma team! such a valuable resource
no
Costa Rica not yet
Love the pre-printed order sheets
no
thank you
N/A
yes
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i dont
good review
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wish this entire CME was about geriatrics alone
thank you, excellent module
Some additional high yield resources for falls in older adults include
1) Pre-hospital fall assessment systematic review http://pmid.us/26755748
2) ED-based fall risk assessment systematic review http://pmid.us/25293956
3) Interventions to prevent future falls in ED http://pmid.us/19615786
4) Implementing fall prevention in the ED setting http://pmid.us/25773739
5) ACEP/SAEM/ENA/AGS Geriatric ED Guidelines http://pmid.us/24746437
6) High-yield falls research priorities in ED http://pmid.us/21498881
7) Emergency orthogeriatrics http://pmid.us/20971398
8) Falls and Fall Prevention in the Elderly in Kahn JH, Magauran BG, Olshaker JS (eds) Geriatric Emergency Medicine Principles and Practice, Cambridge University Press 2014, pages 343-350.
Thanks Chris! This is from the GURU of ED cognitive impairment and fall risk screening.
ATLS all day long
NICE head injury guidelines. Nice guidelines on falls in older people (assessment and prevention):
http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/falls-in-older-people
ATLS
Bonne, S. & Schuerer, D. (2013). Trauma in the older adult. Clinical Geriatric Medicine (29): 137-150.
thanks
Diseñar mecanismos adecuados como protocolos que no existen en la practica regular de mi país
in my country do not apply protocols
ATLS
ATLS
🙂
ATLS book
ATLS manual
cool
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Our pt/ot team and colleagues are invaluable
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ATLS manual as mentioned above.
the resources available to me are the GEM nurse an OT and various consultants as I work in a community teaching hospital
I mean I do ask the resources listed above for assessment advice, we also are recruiting a NP as well,
the ER md’s surgeons OT and GEM nurse
agree, and done
When you say “done” does this mean you have added a resource? I’m interested to know what it is and where you put it?