ISRCTN60481756.

Study name	SAFER 2: Support and Assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals
Methods	Cluster‐randomised trial
Participants	Setting: ambulance stations in 3 participating ambulance services (London, Wales, and East Midlands) Sample: men and women making a 999 call for emergency services after a fall Target sample size: 6548 Inclusion criteria: aged ≥ 65 Exclusion criteria: not living within study area
Interventions	7‐month intervention Intervention: emergency ambulance paramedics in randomised stations implement a protocol for older people who have fallen which allows them to assess and refer appropriate patients to a community‐based falls service Control: continue to provide care according to their standard practice
Outcomes	1. Further emergency health care contacts (999 call or ED attendance) for fall per recruited faller and time to first contact 2. Costs of care Other outcomes not included in this review
Starting date	April 2009
Contact information	Prof  Helen  Snooks Swansea University Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP United Kingdom Email: h.a.snooks@swansea.ac.uk
Notes	Estimated date of publication late 2013. Protocol available at www.hta.ac.uk/protocols/200700010021.pdf