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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: BMJ Mil Health. 2025 Jan 28;171(1):33–39. doi: 10.1136/military-2023-002535

Table 3.

Safety Events

Category Session Type Protocol Relatedness Details
Falls (n=3)
Fall #1 Group Probably Related The Veteran’s left knee buckled during exercise, and he fell back onto the couch without injury.
Fall #2 Individual Possibly Related The Veteran with history of PD “froze” during session and fell onto a nearby chair when reaching for it to stabilize himself. He was able to catch himself on the chair though experienced a minor abrasion to his arm.
Fall #3 Group Definitely Related Veteran experienced a non-injurious fall when performing a sit to stand exercise, and the chair slid out from behind him causing him to fall to the floor.
ED Visit (n=1)
ED Visit #1 Outside of session Definitely Unrelated The rural Veteran did not show for his scheduled evaluation, and the clinician called patient’s landline to inquire about absence and learned he had fallen earlier in the day. He had severe bruising on the side of his body and was short of breath despite using supplemental oxygen. The clinician advised the patient present to the ED.
Hospitalization (n=1)
Hospitalization #1 Outside of session Definitely Unrelated The Veteran presented to the video session with new onset of facial droop. Stroke was suspected, and the clinician advised patient present to the ED, which resulted in hospitalization.
Other (n=11)
Other Events #1–8 Individual: 4
Group: 3
Outside of session: 1
Probably Related: 1
Possibly Related: 5
Definitely Unrelated: 2
Acute exacerbation of chronic condition
Other Event #9 Group Possibly Related Hypotension following session, resolved within 5 minutes
Other Event #10 Group Probably Related Veteran dropped aerobic step onto his foot, non-injurious event
Other Event #11 Individual Possibly Related Desaturation during standing activity in presence of known lung condition and prescribed supplemental O2
Unusual Circumstance (n=1)
Unusual Circumstance #1 Group Definitely Unrelated Veteran disclosed he was intoxicated at the beginning of the session; session deferred appropriately due to safety concerns

Abbreviations: ED: emergency department; PD: Parkinson’s disease; UC: unusual circumstance