Retrospective observational study of aged care facility residents presenting to ED post fall: A case for person-centred shared decision making.
Terry NashNicola MacRaeDaniel PittCasey BennettsAlyce ScanlanRobert M EleyPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2024)
Deviation from neurological baseline or external signs of head injury may be predictors of intracranial haemorrhage. Vomiting, headache, anticoagulation or antiplatelets were not associated with intracranial haemorrhage. A person-centred decision-making approach, that is informed by treatment options could better guide clinicians on when to order a CT head after a fall.
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