Complexity of the decision-making process of ambulance staff for assessment and referral of older people who have fallen: A qualitative study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Halter, Mary ^a   Vernon, Susan ^b   Snooks, Helen ^c   Porter, Alison ^c   Close, Jacqueline ^d   Moore, Fionna ^e   Porsz, Simon ^f  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bentleigh Bayside Community Health   (Australia)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 78751548136     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.079566     Document Type: Article

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