TY - JOUR
T1 - Pre-hospital management, injuries and disposition of ambulance attended adults who fall
T2 - A scoping review protocol
AU - Watkins, Paige Marie
AU - Buzzacott, Peter
AU - Brink, Deon
AU - Masters, Stacey
AU - Hill, Anne-Marie
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Introduction: Falls are a globally prevalent health issue, with 37.3 million falls severe enough to require medical attention each year. Falls can result in major trauma and are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide. The role of emergency medical services (EMS) in the pre-hospital emergency treatment of falls is critical, however the sources describing this phase of care has not previously been synthesised. The aim of this scoping review is to identify and map the published literature on the characteristics and injuries of adults who fall, are attended by EMS, EMS interventions and patient disposition.Methods: The methods for scoping reviews outlined by the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis will be used. Databases including Medline, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane, EMBASE and ProQuest will be searched from inception. Reference lists of included sources will also be searched. Two reviewers will independently complete title, abstract and full text screening. Included sources will be summarised using narrative synthesis and conceptual categories including patient characteristics, injuries, EMS intervention and patient disposition will be mapped.Discussion This protocol describes the framework to identify the scope, comprehensiveness and concepts surrounding pre-hospital falls to identify gaps in knowledge regarding the role of EMS in attending patients who sustain a fall.
AB - Introduction: Falls are a globally prevalent health issue, with 37.3 million falls severe enough to require medical attention each year. Falls can result in major trauma and are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide. The role of emergency medical services (EMS) in the pre-hospital emergency treatment of falls is critical, however the sources describing this phase of care has not previously been synthesised. The aim of this scoping review is to identify and map the published literature on the characteristics and injuries of adults who fall, are attended by EMS, EMS interventions and patient disposition.Methods: The methods for scoping reviews outlined by the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis will be used. Databases including Medline, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane, EMBASE and ProQuest will be searched from inception. Reference lists of included sources will also be searched. Two reviewers will independently complete title, abstract and full text screening. Included sources will be summarised using narrative synthesis and conceptual categories including patient characteristics, injuries, EMS intervention and patient disposition will be mapped.Discussion This protocol describes the framework to identify the scope, comprehensiveness and concepts surrounding pre-hospital falls to identify gaps in knowledge regarding the role of EMS in attending patients who sustain a fall.
KW - accidental falls
KW - emergency medical services
KW - emergency medical technicians
KW - Joanna Briggs Institute
KW - patient
KW - transportation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85104528876&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.33151/AJP.18.876
DO - 10.33151/AJP.18.876
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85104528876
SN - 2202-7270
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Australasian Journal of Paramedicine
JF - Australasian Journal of Paramedicine
ER -