Journal article
PL03: Prevalence and clinical predictors of intracranial hemorrhage in seniors who have fallen
Abstract
Introduction
: The Canadian population is aging and an increasing proportion of emergency department (ED) patients are seniors. ED visits among seniors are frequently instigated by a fall at home. Some of these patients develop intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) because of falling. There has been little research on the frequency of ICH in elderly patients who fall, and on which clinical factors are associated with ICH in these …
Authors
de Wit K; Mercuri M; Varner C; Parpia S; McLeod S; Clayton N; Kearon C; Worster A
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 21, No. S1, pp. s5–s6
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1017/cem.2019.42
ISSN
1481-8035