The prehospital management of ambulance-attended adults who fell: A scoping review

The prehospital management of ambulance-attended adults who fell: A scoping review

The ageing population is requiring more ambulance attendances for falls. This scoping review aimed to map and synthesise the evidence for the prehospital management of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended adult patients who fall. The Joanna Briggs Institute methods for scoping reviews were used...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australasian emergency care 2023-03, Vol.26 (1), p.45-53
Hauptverfasser: Watkins, Paige Marie, Masters, Stacey, Hill, Anne-Marie, Tohira, Hideo, Brink, Deon, Finn, Judith, Buzzacott, Peter
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Ambulances
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technician
EMS
Fall
Female
Humans
Injury
Male
Paramedic
Trauma Centers
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Zusammenfassung:The ageing population is requiring more ambulance attendances for falls. This scoping review aimed to map and synthesise the evidence for the prehospital management of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended adult patients who fall. The Joanna Briggs Institute methods for scoping reviews were used. Six databases were searched (Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, ProQuest), 1st August 2021. Included sources reported: ambulance attended (context), adults who fell (population), injuries, interventions or disposition data (concept). Data were narratively synthesised. One-hundred and fifteen research sources met the inclusion criteria. Detailed information describing prehospital delivered EMS interventions, transport decisions and alternative care pathways was limited. Overall, adults
ISSN:2588-994X
2588-994X
DOI:10.1016/j.auec.2022.07.006