Title: Avoiding anchoring bias by moving beyond 'mechanical falls' in geriatric emergency medicine.
Authors: Nagaraj, Guruprasad; Hullick, Carolyn; Arendts, Glenn; Burkett, Ellen; Hill, Keith D; Carpenter, Christopher R
Abstract: The article offers information on research on the definition of falls and the trauma associated with fall injuries. Topics include the types of injuries occuring due to a fall including hip and head injuries and rib fractures, the instruments for fall risk screening and assessment, and results of The Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Trial (PROFET).
Subjects: AUSTRALIA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE agents; RIVAROXABAN; GERIATRIC assessment; CHEST pain; EMERGENCY medicine; ACCIDENTAL falls; BONE fractures; HIP joint injuries; HOSPITAL emergency services; PATIENT education; RISK assessment; SENTINEL health events; VENOUS thrombosis; TRAFFIC accidents; DISCHARGE planning; HEAD injuries; OLD age; THERAPEUTICS
Publication: Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2018, Vol 30, Issue 6, p843
ISSN: 1742-6731
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13129

Avoiding anchoring bias by moving beyond 'mechanical falls' in geriatric emergency medicine.

Nagaraj, Guruprasad; Hullick, Carolyn; Arendts, Glenn; Burkett, Ellen; Hill, Keith D; Carpenter, Christopher R