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Modified Cage As A Screening Tool For Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey, Marna R. Greenberg Do, Mph, Facep, Michael Nguyen Md, Bernadette Gl-Porter Bs, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Stello Md, Arnold R. Goldberg Md, Clare M. Lenhart Phd, Mph, Anita Kurt Phd, Rn, Bryan G. Kane Md

Robert D Barraco MD, MPH

Modified CAGE as a Screening Tool for Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey

Marna Rayl Greenberg DO, MPH, Michael C Nguyen MD, Bernadette G Porter BA,Robert DBarraco, MD MPH, Brian Stello MD, Arnold Goldberg MD, Clare M Lenhart, PhD MPH,Anita Kurt PhD, RN, Bryan G Kane, MD

Background: Falls in the elderly cause serious injury. The literature does not hold answers to patient perceptions about their personal fall risk, their comfort level in discussing their fall history, or a home safety plan with their healthcare provider. Existing risk-assessing tools may be prohibitive in the Emergency Department due to their …

Modified Cage As A Screening Tool For Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey, Marna R. Greenberg Do, Mph, Facep, Michael Nguyen Md, Bernadette Gl-Porter Bs, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Stello Md, Arnold R. Goldberg Md, Clare M. Lenhart Phd, Mph, Anita Kurt Phd, Rn, Bryan G. Kane Md

Bryan G Kane MD

Modified CAGE as a Screening Tool for Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey Marna Rayl Greenberg DO, MPH, Michael C Nguyen MD, Bernadette G Porter BA,Robert DBarraco, MD MPH, Brian Stello MD, Arnold Goldberg MD, Clare M Lenhart, PhD MPH,Anita Kurt PhD, RN, Bryan G Kane, MD Background: Falls in the elderly cause serious injury. The literature does not hold answers to patient perceptions about their personal fall risk, their comfort level in discussing their fall history, or a home safety plan with their healthcare provider. Existing risk-assessing tools may be prohibitive in the Emergency Department due to their …

Training Mothers In Infant Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation With An Instructional Dvd And Manikin., Gavin Barr, Valerie Rupp, Kimberly Hamilton, Charles Worrilow, James Reed, Kristin Friel, Stephen Dusza, Marna Greenberg

Marna R Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP

CONTEXT: Classes in infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be time consuming and costly. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether mothers in an obstetric unit could learn infant CPR by using a 22-minute instructional kit and to assess the value and confidence they gained by learning CPR. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental study with enrollment between January and December 2008. SETTING: Obstetric unit in Lehigh Valley Hospital, a suburban teaching hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS: Mothers at least 18 years old who had given birth within the previous 24 hours. INTERVENTION: The experimental group included mothers without prior CPR training who watched a 22-minute instructional DVD …

Modified Cage As A Screening Tool For Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey, Marna R. Greenberg Do, Mph, Facep, Michael Nguyen Md, Bernadette Gl-Porter Bs, Robert D. Barraco Md, Brian Stello Md, Arnold R. Goldberg Md, Clare M. Lenhart Phd, Mph, Anita Kurt Phd, Rn, Bryan G. Kane Md

Marna R Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP

Modified CAGE as a Screening Tool for Mechanical Fall Risk Assessment: A Pilot Survey Marna Rayl Greenberg DO, MPH, Michael C Nguyen MD, Bernadette G Porter BA,Robert DBarraco, MD MPH, Brian Stello MD, Arnold Goldberg MD, Clare M Lenhart, PhD MPH,Anita Kurt PhD, RN, Bryan G Kane, MD Background: Falls in the elderly cause serious injury. The literature does not hold answers to patient perceptions about their personal fall risk, their comfort level in discussing their fall history, or a home safety plan with their healthcare provider. Existing risk-assessing tools may be prohibitive in the Emergency Department due to their …