My parent fell and I called the doc and he advised to take my dad to the ER. At first he didn't want to go and gave me a hard time. Well after a while he decided he wanted an ambulance but when they got there he refused them and I ended up taking him in. Even if the DR says to go should I leave it up to my parent when things don't look like an emergency or go into battle and make them go?
ERs are not friendly environments for dementia patients or for older people. (They are not a joy for anyone, but unimpaired adults can usually cope.) I would avoid them unless truly needed. For example, can you wait and watch, and go into the clinic during regular hours if that seems appropriate? That tends to be less stressful all around. It also means they will be seen by someone who knows their whole history and will treat them in that context.
I call the nurse helpline or the after-hours on-call service of our clinic for off-hours advice. I explain what happened, what I am doing, and that I plan to bring him in on Monday. I ask what I should be watching for and if there are any conditions that indicate I should go to an ER.
I certainly don't mean never go to an ER. Just explore less traumatic options if appropriate.
With no obvious physical signs of injury, a trip to the hospital would have resulted in a lot of stress and tests and drama - not good for Mom, or me.
But I did - always - call and leave a message at the doctors office "Mom fell. She seems fine but I wanted to have a record of it" so that if she had any bruises - and she sometimes did - I wouldn't be put in the position of having to explain them to anyone if we did have to go to the hospital later.
I wish you all the best.