Publications by authors named "Colm P Byrne"
Article Synopsis
- The 2022 guidelines for fall prevention recommend assessing sensory functions like dizziness, vision, and hearing, but these factors aren't incorporated in current falls risk evaluation tools.
- A study analyzed data from elderly patients assessed in an emergency department to explore how these sensory impairments might affect falls risk.
- Findings indicated that most patients fell into high or low-risk categories, highlighting the need to adjust criteria for intermediate risk, particularly since hearing loss and dizziness were linked more strongly to fall incidents than vision or balance.
Background: The harmful effects of outdoor air pollution on stroke incidence are becoming increasingly recognised. We examined the impact of different air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, and SO2) on admission for all strokes in two Irish urban centres from 2013 to 2017.
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