A 65-year-old male patient is assisted into the emergency department with his adult daughter after a fall earlier that morning in his living room due to complaints of dizziness. Upon arrival, the patient presents with elevated blood pressure, complaints of dizziness, and right knee pain.
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A Critical Addition: Embedding PTs Into Emergency Departments
How incorporating physical therapists in emergency medicine can improve patient outcomes.
Date: June 1, 2025
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
Kaitlyn Hanelt, PT, DPT
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