I can only assume the area #hospitals are already inundated with #influenza patients, and #hipfractures are a surgical emergency that requires stabilization within 24 hrs and can lead to long bone embolism, DVT/PE and other complications
Be careful if you have #osteoporosis or #osteopenia

I know the older adults of #Minneapolis want to be out in this too, but please keep in mind #hipfractures can be fatal

Thanks for volunteering and keeping your neighbors alive and out of the hospital with #hipfractures!

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🤔 Food for Thought

💭 How would you manage a 78-year-old woman with a hip fracture & a history of osteoporosis?
💭 What strategies would you use to reduce falls risk in an elderly patient with poor balance?

#MedEd #HipFractures #Osteoporosis #FallsPrevention #MedSChool #FutureDoctors #Medsky

Your older self called and said to be more careful.

#hipfractures #wristfractures

Hip Fractures: Five Powerful Steps to Prevention Don’t let this common bone break steal your independence and health.

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FIFTY?
Y'all better get out of your cars & get walkin'!
Today!

Really important point -

on your list think of the *patient* not anaesthesia focused care

#hipfractures #WSM2023 with @IainMoppett