'Popping nana back into bed' - a qualitative exploration of paramedic decision making when caring for older people who have fallen

• Hlavní autoři: Paul Simpson (Autor), Ric Thomas (Autor), Jason Bendall (Autor), Bill Lord (Autor), Stephen Lord (Autor), Jacqueline Close (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Abstract Background Older fallers constitute a large proportion of ambulance work, and as many as 25% are not transported to hospital following paramedic assessment. The objective of this study was to explore the decision making process used by paramedics when caring for older fallers. Methods A qua...