Fracture Care Pathway Allows Patients to Remain in Facilities

Suspected fractures in residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities have in the past resulted in a transfer to a nearby emergency department, but with the increased risk of exposure to COVID-19, alternatives are needed. In response to this problem, researchers from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto, Ontario, developed a fracture care pathway that allows patients with stable fractures to remain at the LTC facility.