title: Elderly falls: a national survey of UK ambulance services.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a detailed description of the current UK ambulance service provision for older people who fall.
  
  
  METHODS
  National survey of UK ambulance services.
  
  
  RESULTS
  11/13 Ambulance services (84.6%) participated in this national survey.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This survey has highlighted the need for robust evidence to inform policy, service and practice development to improve the care of this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Yorkshire Ambulance Service, NHS Trust, HQ, Wakefield, UK. gareth.darnell@yas.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Darnell
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Snooks
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology