Screening Score for Identifying an Older Adult at Risk for Future Falls

Purpose: To identify an older adult in the Emergency Department (ED) who may be at increased risk for future falls using the screening tool of Tiedemann et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating an older adult in the ED with a history of falls?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Number of falls in the past year

Number of medications

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

The percentage of patients with these findings who have a fall wiithin the next 6 months

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Other Testing
- Knee Instability and Falls in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Risk Factors for Serious Injury After Fall from Standing (FFS)

Therapy

Selection
- Individualized Multifactorial Intervention for Older Adult at Risk for Falls from NICE Standard

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Morse Fall Risk Scale (MFS)
Comorbid Conditions
- Risk Factors for Serious Injury After Fall from Standing (FFS)

Patient Concerns

Disability And Performance
Quality Of Life

Societal Concerns

Public Health

Specialty

Surgery, orthopedic
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Surgery, general

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage
selection

ICD-10

W00-W19 - Falls

Info

Purpose: To identify an older adult in the Emergency Department (ED) who may be at increased risk for future falls using the screening tool of Tiedemann et al.

Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage, selection

ICD-10: W00-W19,

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