A 79-year-old with moderate frailty has fallen once in the past year without injury or loss of consciousness. She is unable to get up without help

Question

A 79-year-old with moderate frailty has fallen once in the past year without injury or loss of consciousness. She is unable to get up without help and remained on the floor for 90 minutes. Which next step is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Undertake a comprehensive falls assessment before agreeing a tailored management plan

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Offer supervised strength-and-balance training first and reserve assessment for another fall

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Provide a generic exercise leaflet without assessing her individual fall mechanisms

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Arrange bone-density imaging as the sole investigation of the fall

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Calculate a falls prediction score before deciding whether assessment is justified

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A 79-year-old with moderate frailty has fallen once in the past year without injury or loss of consciousness. She is unable to get up without help and remained on the floor for 90 minutes. Which next step is recommended?