Risk Factors for Falls After Intervention of the Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) in the Elderly Person at Home

Evaluation (EGS): initially, the patient benefits from a complete EGS and a complete fall balance realized by a Gerontological Assessment Nurse (initial visit V0) in the 7 working days following the intervention of the SAMU for fall. This assessment is based on the EGS and the assessment of risk factors for falls (HAS, INPES).

"A PIP containing personalized recommendations to improve the patient's state of health, treatment and environment as well as risk factors for falls is proposed during the multi-professional consultation and discussed by telephone with the attending physician (pre-arranged telephone appointment). with the latter).~The PIP validated by the attending physician is delivered and explained to the patient by the Gerontological Assessment Nurse in the week following the Multidisciplinary Team Meeting (MDTM) during the V1 visit to the patient's home."

"Four follow-up visits at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months (V2, V3, V4, V5) are performed at the patient's home. During these visits, the Gerontological Assessment Nurse reassesses the person from the gerontological point of view and from the point of view of risk factors for falls.~A mail containing the elements of interest is sent to the attending physician after each visit. The patient is also contacted by telephone by the Gerontological Assessment Nurse at 2, 4, 9, 15 and 21 months of follow-up to maintain a link, identify possible difficulties and encourage him / her to apply the PIP recommendations."

"The patients included in the control group will benefit from the usual care as well as documentation on general recommendations to be put in place to prevent falls and to age in good health \[series of brochures published by INPES for the elderly. They are informed by telephone of their home group by the Gerontological Assessment Nurse. The documents are sent by mail to the patient's home address."