Emergency department evaluation of falls in the elderly

Strout, Tania D.; Anderson, Robert S.

doi:10.1002/9781118753262.ch19

“…The number of causes that need to be considered for falls and future falls is large and can appear overwhelming for the ED clinician with time limits on their assessment . One method is to initially evaluate for three potential factors: (i) age‐related and existing chronic health problems causing physiological and cognitive decline, (ii) acute illness, and (iii) medications and other substances …”

Section: Evaluating Falls In the Edmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…25 One method is to initially evaluate for three potential factors: (i) agerelated and existing chronic health problems causing physiological and cognitive decline, (ii) acute illness, and (iii) medications and other substances. 26 Table 2 is another suggested time based work-up for all fall patients. How much of this assessment is performed in the ED versus other environments (ward, community office) will depend on both patient factors and health system factors, but the principles of evaluation are the same.…”

Section: Definition and Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Avoiding anchoring bias by moving beyond ‘mechanical falls’ in geriatric emergency medicine

Nagaraj

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Hullick

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Arendts

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et al. 2018

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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The Role of Neuroimaging in Fall Prevention in Healthy Adults at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Piersson

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,

Elshami

²

,

Adjei

³

et al. 2022

Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society

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Falls are an important clinical, socioeconomic, and public health problem in the older adult population. Advancing age is a major risk factor for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The preclinical phase of AD, which is regarded as an important window for early therapeutic intervention before the onset of MCI and subsequently AD, can serve as a critical period to reduce or prevent falls among elderly people at risk of AD. In this chapter, first, a discussion is provided on the degrees of fall-related injuries, pain, and severity of falls in elderly people at risk of AD. Secondly, a discussion is provided on the clinical, socioeconomic, and public health implications of falls. Studies that integrated neuroimaging techniques were also reviewed to identify brain biomarkers that can be targeted for the prevention of falls among the elderly. It is anticipated that the outcome of this chapter may have a critical role in the prevention of falls among elderly people at risk or suffering from AD.

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The Role of Neuroimaging in Fall Prevention in Healthy Adults at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Piersson

¹

,

Elshami

²

,

Adjei

³

et al. 2021

Integrated Care and Fall Prevention in Active and Healthy Aging

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Falls are an important clinical, socioeconomic, and public health problem in the older adult population. Advancing age is a major risk factor for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The preclinical phase of AD, which is regarded as an important window for early therapeutic intervention before the onset of MCI and subsequently AD, can serve as a critical period to reduce or prevent falls among elderly people at risk of AD. In this chapter, first, a discussion is provided on the degrees of fall-related injuries, pain, and severity of falls in elderly people at risk of AD. Secondly, a discussion is provided on the clinical, socioeconomic, and public health implications of falls. Studies that integrated neuroimaging techniques were also reviewed to identify brain biomarkers that can be targeted for the prevention of falls among the elderly. It is anticipated that the outcome of this chapter may have a critical role in the prevention of falls among elderly people at risk or suffering from AD.

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Emergency department evaluation of falls in the elderly

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Avoiding anchoring bias by moving beyond ‘mechanical falls’ in geriatric emergency medicine

Avoiding anchoring bias by moving beyond ‘mechanical falls’ in geriatric emergency medicine

The Role of Neuroimaging in Fall Prevention in Healthy Adults at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

The Role of Neuroimaging in Fall Prevention in Healthy Adults at Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

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