The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia
This doctoral research described the epidemiology of ambulance-attended falls (including repeat falls) in adults in Western Australia (WA), to better inform the prehospital management of patients who fall. The findings showed an increased incidence of ambulance-attended falls over time, with 58% of...
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| author | Watkins, Paige Marie |
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| description | This doctoral research described the epidemiology of ambulance-attended falls (including repeat falls) in adults in Western Australia (WA), to better inform the prehospital management of patients who fall. The findings showed an increased incidence of ambulance-attended falls over time, with 58% of falls-related incidents due to repeat falls, contributing to an increasing demand on the state’s ambulance service. Paramedic interviews identified that attending low-acuity fall-related incidents, lead to complex decision-making about patient disposition. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-955872024-07-30T07:45:05Z The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia Watkins, Paige Marie This doctoral research described the epidemiology of ambulance-attended falls (including repeat falls) in adults in Western Australia (WA), to better inform the prehospital management of patients who fall. The findings showed an increased incidence of ambulance-attended falls over time, with 58% of falls-related incidents due to repeat falls, contributing to an increasing demand on the state’s ambulance service. Paramedic interviews identified that attending low-acuity fall-related incidents, lead to complex decision-making about patient disposition. 2024 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95587 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Watkins, Paige Marie The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia |
| title | The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia |
| title_full | The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia |
| title_fullStr | The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia |
| title_short | The Epidemiology of Ambulance Attended Falls in Western Australia |
| title_sort | epidemiology of ambulance attended falls in western australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95587 |