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

• Main Authors: Paul Simpson (Author), Ric Thomas (Author), Jason Bendall (Author), Bill Lord (Author), Stephen Lord (Author), Jacqueline Close (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...