Falls in older adults

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231Geriatrics / Neurotrauma / Medical emergencies / Play / Outdoor recreation / Fall prevention / Falling / Falls in older adults / Playground / Medicine / Health / Emergency medicine

FALL-RELATED INJURIES Anyone can fall and a fall can change one’s life. A 78-year-old woman was living in a long-term care facility. Her children felt better knowing she was living in a facility with full-time care. On

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Source URL: www.publicsafety.ohio.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-07-03 15:28:33
232Snow / Emergency management / Emergency medicine / Heat illness / Falling / Severe weather / Storm / Medicine / Health / Occupational safety and health

OCSWA – Weather and Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults Falls prevention in all seasons Falls are not a normal part of aging, but as we age, we may be more susceptible to serious injury from a fall. Falls are the n

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Source URL: www.weathersafety.ohio.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-11-19 15:12:15
233Stroke / Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans / Hypertension / Falls in older adults / Stroke Belt / Health / Health in the United States / Medicine

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Source URL: www.cdc.gov

Language: English - Date: 2014-03-17 15:21:11
234Fall prevention / Patient safety / Falling / Crime / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Violence / Stroke / Falls in older adults / Suicide prevention / Medicine / Geriatrics / Health

Preventing Falls: How to Develop Community-based Fall Prevention Programs for Older Adults ·

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Source URL: www.cdc.gov

Language: English - Date: 2009-03-06 06:49:01
235Fall prevention / Patient safety / Balance / Orthostatic hypotension / Falls in older adults / Medicine / Geriatrics / Health

Talking with your Patient about Falls If you hear: You can say: Precontemplation Stage

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Source URL: www.cdc.gov

Language: English - Date: 2012-12-11 10:44:58
236United States Preventive Services Task Force / Medical informatics / Aging-associated diseases / Evidence-based medicine / Osteoporosis / Geriatric nursing / Falls in older adults / Health care provider / Randomized controlled trial / Medicine / Health / Geriatrics

Annals of Internal Medicine Research and Reporting Methods Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults

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Source URL: www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org

Language: English - Date: 2010-12-15 15:01:02
237Fall prevention / Patient safety / Falling / Injury prevention / Balance / Falls in older adults / Traumatic brain injury / Medicine / Health / Geriatrics

Microsoft Word - Falls State Fact Sheet Final[removed]doc

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Source URL: www.dhhs.nh.gov

Language: English - Date: 2012-09-14 12:26:42
238Injuries / Safety / Geriatrics / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Public health / Fall prevention / Falls in older adults / Health / Medicine / Falling

Simple Steps to Reduce Fall Risks falling,” she says. “And because of that they may start limiting their activity, and that leads to what I call a vicious cycle or a downward spiral of worsening muscle weakness and

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Source URL: www.cdc.gov

Language: English - Date: 2012-07-25 14:24:24
239Fall prevention / Patient safety / Medical terms / Health promotion / Falling / Chronic / Falls in older adults / Medicine / Health / Geriatrics

Seniors’ Falls in Canada SECOND Report Protecting Canadians from Illness

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Source URL: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca

Language: English - Date: 2014-04-10 14:11:21
240Bone fractures / Comorbidity / Osteoporosis / Hip fracture / International Osteoporosis Foundation / Geriatric rehabilitation / Falls in older adults / Medicine / Health / Geriatrics

Co-morbidities in elderly patients with hip fracture: recommendations of the ISFR-IOF hip fracture outcomes working group Amy Hoang-Kim, University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Sciences, St. Michael’s Hospital. Tor

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Source URL: www.fractures.com

Language: English - Date: 2013-11-04 06:17:49
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