A historically unprecedented increase in the world's geriatric population over the next 4
decades will challenge prehospital emergency medical services, health care providers, and …

The article presents a literary review of available evidence for quality indicators (QI) that can
be used to assess falls and mobility problems in vulnerable elders (VE). The review included …

For the last 25 years, there have been mounting concerns that ED's fast-paced environment
is not suitable to meet the care needs of the ever-increasing older population. This paper …

Objectives The objective was to examine whether the emergency department (ED)
evaluation of older adult fallers is concordant with the Geriatric Emergency Department …

Background there is no standardised test for assessing mobility in the Emergency
Department (ED). Objective we wished to evaluate the relationship between the Timed Up …

OBJECTIVES We aimed to describe a new multidisciplinary team fall prevention intervention
for older adults who seek care in the emergency department (ED) after having a fall, assess …

The assessment of risk of injury in the home is important for older adults when considering
whether they are able to live independently. The purpose of this systematic review is to …

Polypharmacy is generally defined as the use of 5 or more prescription medications on a
regular basis. The average number of prescribed and over-the-counter medications used by …

Problem: Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among adults aged 65 years and
older. Characteristics of these falls may vary with alcohol use. Objective: Describe and …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of a referral‐based targeted multifactorial falls
prevention intervention on the occurrence of recurrent falls and injuries in older people …