I’ve never believed that all hospital admissions are undesirable or avoidable. Sometimes admission is the best, only, or safest option. But it shouldn’t avoidably make patients worse for reasons unconnected to the illness causing admission. It’s a bewildering enough start, to be whisked out of your home at short notice into an ambulance, through a busy emergency floor and into the alien environment of a hospital ward. So why compound it? Patients often have walking aids and familiar chairs, as well as moving and handling devices they are practised with. Granted, some are unsafe. But …

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戴维·奥利弗（David Oliver）：入院时应考虑患者的辅助治疗

我从不相信所有医院住院都是不希望的或可避免的。有时入院是最好，唯一或最安全的选择。但这并不能避免由于与导致入院的疾病无关的原因而使患者恶化。这是一个令人迷惑的开始，可以在短时间内被赶出家门，进入救护车，经过繁忙的急诊室，进入医院病房的陌生环境。那么为什么要复合呢？患者通常有助行器和熟悉的椅子，以及练习时所用的移动和搬运设备。当然，有些是不安全的。但 …