Consequently, significant numbers of very frail and older people are transferred to local Emergency Departments following either trivial head injuries or when a head injury is only suspected but not witnessed.
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G. falls over and possibly bangs his head
He was treated with antibiotics and returned to the care home 48 hours later. During his stay he fell twice on the ward; there was an incident with a member of staff which led to him receiving intramuscular Lorazepam.
Manor Field Blog #4 Lying and Standing – Know your numbers!
If when you stand-up you become light-headed or dizzy, or, even worse, you collapse or lose consciousness, this is something to address.
To stop, or not: that is the question.
A new class of drugs, originally called ‘novel anticoagulants’ (NOACs) and now, that they aren’t that new, ‘direct oral anticoagulants’ aka ‘DOACs’ have overwhelmed the marketplace