Fall in the older population: A pilot study to assess those attended by London Ambulance Service but not taken to A&E [8]

Age and Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 488-489

  Close, Jacqueline C T ^b   Halter, Mary ^a   Elrick, Allan ^a   Brain, Geoffrey ^a   Switf, Cameron G ^b  

^a LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 1842833736     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/31.6.488     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Secretary of State for Health. National Service Framework for Older People. London: Department of Health, March 2001.
2. Close JCT, Ellis M, Hooper R, Glucksman E, Jackson SHD, Swift CGS. Prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 1999; 353: 93-7.