4428 Harnessing Community Paramedicine for Transformative Fall Prevention Solutions
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Healthcare costs for falls are expected to reach nearly 55 billion dollars annually in the US by 2020. Leveraging 911 calls as trigger events to activate fall prevention solutions could transform our ability to identify high-risk individuals and significantly improve fall preventio...
Main Authors: | Carmen Quatman, Melinda Gabriel, David Wisner, Mark Weade, Jennifer Garvin, Elizabeth Sheridan, Jessica Wiseman, Catherine Quatman-Yates |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2020-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science |
Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205986612000271X/type/journal_article |
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