The value of CT head scans for patients from care homes presenting to the emergency department following a fall
Introduction: Frail older patients from residential and nursing homes frequently attend the emergency department (ED) following falls, many of which are unwitnessed, making it difficult to determine whether a head injury was sustained. The current National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NI...
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Main Authors: | Russell Taylor, Shams Duja |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-07-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470211825001939 |
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