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James M. -

Hey there,

Thanks for all that YOU do for us. Had a quick question about the Geriatric Falls segment in this episode of EM RAP. What study are you referring to regarding the reduction of fall-related return visits to the ED by 30% at 30 and 60 days if seen by PT.

Trying to get my department more PT access. Thank you!

Anand S. -

From Dr. Shenvi
The study is here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jgs.15469
The numbers I quoted were a relative risk reduction, not absolute risk reduction. The reference is:
Association Between Physical Therapy in the Emergency Department and Emergency Department Revisits for Older Adult Fallers: A Nationally Representative Analysis Adriane Lesser, MS, Juhi Israni, MS, Tyler Kent, and Kelly J. Ko, PhD, JAGS, 66:2205-2212; 2018

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