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Wording of the triage assessment questions. Triage nurses in the ED ask these questions of all patients as part of a standard fall risk assessment, similar to most institutions in the USA.
| Have you fallen in the past month? |
| Do you use a walker, cane or other assistive device to help you walk? |
| (Nurse Assessment) Are there signs of altered mental status? |
