Affiliation:
1. Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
Abstract
Geriatric falls presenting to the emergency department (ED) are rising due to our rapidly ageing
population. As part of a group of geriatric-focused emergency medicine practitioners, we describe a
multidisciplinary falls prevention tool using the acronym, “MA-PhD4, GET CLEARS!” to address
modifiable intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors in the ED to prevent future falls and their adverse
consequences in this at-risk group.
Keywords: Emergency medicine, falls prevention, geriatric assessment
Publisher
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
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