Falls At Home Among Elderly Cost Ambulance Service £145 Each Time, UK

... Falls among the elderly cost one ambulance service an average of £145 on every occasion, and add up to two days of crew time a month, reveals a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. Significant numbers of calls come from residential care and sheltered accommodation, suggesting that these facilities are relying on ambulance services inappropriately, suggest the authors. [click link for full article] ...