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REDUCE A&E ELDERLY HOSPITALISATION

Submitted on Wednesday 8th May 2013

Published on Thursday 9th May 2013

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 9th May 2014

Signatures: 8

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REDUCE A&E ELDERLY HOSPITALISATION

Additional Information

With an ever increasing aging population the National Health Service can only expect to see levels of elderly A and E admissions rise. Simply ask a paramedic what are the most common calls they receive and they will say 90% are due to the elderly falling. The cause of the majority of falls are caused by dehydration. This will not only lead to falls, broken bones, the inability to stand etc. but also hallucinations and at worst death. The initial signs are with changes to or out of the ordinary speech patterns. An awareness TV campaign would go a long way to show just what the effects are and how they can be prevented.


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