Fall Severity Screening – Finding Balance NB

Fall Severity Screening

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Key recommendations

Algorithm for Fall Risk Screening and Intervention

Please note that these recommendations for Fall Severity Screening apply to older adults who:

Present to an emergency department
Visit a primary care clinic
Receive services at home by paramedics

Fall Severity Screening

Determine if one or more fall severity characteristics is present:

Injury requiring medical treatment?
Recurrent falls (2≥ in the previous 12 months)?
Does the patient seem frail?
Lying on the floor/unable to get up (≥1 hour)?
Loss of consciousness/suspected syncope?

Next step:

Yes to any:

Intervention – High Risk

No to all:

Mobility Screening

Discover our resources

Checklist

Fall Risk Screening and Interventions Checklist

Toolkit

Fall Prevention Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals

Toolkit

Identifying Fall Risk Factors: Algorithm for Fall Risk Screening and Intervention

See all sections:

Opportunistic Screening

Fall Severity Screening

Mobility Screening

Intervention – Low Risk

Intervention – Intermediate Risk

Intervention – High Risk

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