Missed Opportunity for Fall Prevention: A Teachable Moment

Missed Opportunity for Fall Prevention: A Teachable Moment

This Teachable Moment discusses the experience of a 76-year-old patient with a fractured hip and a history of repeated falls and considers missed opportunities to recommend fall prevention interventions.

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of internal medicine (1960) 2021-05, Vol.181 (5), p.689-690
Hauptverfasser: Crowe, Byron, Eckstrom, Elizabeth, Lessing, Juan N
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Falls
Female
Health Behavior
Hip Injuries - etiology
Humans
Independent Living - psychology
Injury prevention
Older people
Patient safety
Patient Safety - standards
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications
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Zusammenfassung:This Teachable Moment discusses the experience of a 76-year-old patient with a fractured hip and a history of repeated falls and considers missed opportunities to recommend fall prevention interventions.
ISSN:2168-6106
2168-6114
DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0221