Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialControlled clinical trial exploring the impact of a brief intervention for prevention of falls in an emergency department.
To establish the effectiveness of a brief intervention to prevent falls in older patients presenting to the ED post-discharge. ⋯ A brief intervention was associated with maintenance of function in fallers and reduced hospital admissions, without preventing falls post-discharge.