BACKGROUND: Emergency calls are frequently made to ambulance services for older
people who have fallen, but ambulance crews often leave patients at the scene without any …

Background With an increase in the proportion of older people in the community comes an
increase in the demand on emergency medical services (EMS) by elderly patients who have …

∎ One in three people aged over 65, and half of those aged over 80, fall at least once a year
(Todd and Skelton 2004). Falls are the commonest cause of death from injury in the over …

Aim To quantify the size and scope of the operational burden for a large ambulance service
arising from older people who have fallen and to describe this population. Methods …

Objectives. To identify patient, clinical, and operational factors associated with nontransport
of older people who have fallen and received ambulance care; and to develop a …

Background Injury due to falls is a major public health problem, especially for older people.
We aimed to determine the accuracy of the ambulance call taker triage algorithm relative to …

L'engorgement des structures d'urgence médicale est une réalité à laquelle les SAMU
(Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente) n'échappent pas (5 à 15% d'augmentation des appels …

Background: Falls in older populations constitute a large proportion of the workload for UK
ambulance services, and cost the NHS over£ 2.3 billion per year. A large proportion of older …

Commentary on: Pope J, Truesdale M, Brown M. Risk factors for falls among adults with
intellectual disabilities: A narrative review. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2021; 34: 274–285 …

This chapter focuses on some of the common difficulties, which are inter-related—falls,
urinary incontinence (UI), pain, reduced mobility, and physical activity and loneliness. It is …