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A survey of accidents amongst elderly in-patients — practical measures and policy considerations
Author(s)	James J H Harrison
Journal title	Ageing and Health: the Journal of the Institute of Ageing and Health (West Midlands), no 3, 1998
Pages	pp 33-36
Keywords	Accidents ; Falls ; In-patients ; Policy ; Social surveys ; West Midlands.
Annotation	The accidents with the highest mortality rates among older people are falls, particularly for over 85s. This paper reports the findings from a survey of patient accidents within the elderly services facilities of a Midlands NHS trust. It describes the nature of accidents and associated injuries, and circumstances of victims. It follows that any attempt to meet 'Health of the nation' accident targets for older people must also include those in hospital. Some tentative measures for preventing and managing accidents in this population and in the purchasing of services are proposed, which service purchasers and providers may wish to consider.
Accession Number	CPA-980311005 A
Classmark	OKA: OLF: LF7: QAD: 3F: 87
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