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Falls, frailty and prescribing in older people

A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.

An older inpatient fell on the ward. What should happen before moving her?

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The answer is D: Check for injury first.

After an inpatient fall, check for injury before moving the person, especially head, neck and hip injuries.

This question comes from Week 17 of PLAB Vault: Older adults, ethics and the NHS. That week has 124 more exam-style questions like it, 5 short lessons and 154 flashcards. The course starts free with Week 1 and reaches this topic in week 17, as part of a four-month plan with full mock exams along the way.

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