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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

Department of Emergency Medicine

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 …

Increasing Health Care Costs And Its Adverse Impact On Healthcare, Waris Qidwai

Department of Emergency Medicine

No abstract provided.

Missing The Boat: Odds For The Patients Who Leave Ed Without Being Seen, Jabeen Fayyaz, Munawar Khursheed, Mohammed Umer Mir, Amber Mehmood

Department of Emergency Medicine

BACKGROUND:

A patient left without being seen is a well-recognized indicator of Emergency Department overcrowding. The aim of this study was to define the characteristics of LWBS patients, their rates and associated factors from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan.

METHODS:

A retrospective patient record review was undertaken. All patients presenting to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, between April and December of the year 2010, were included in the study. Information was collected on age, sex, presenting complaints, ED capacity, month, time, shift, day of the week, and waiting times in the ED. A basic descriptive analysis was made …