Falls Prevention

Falls prevention for the elderly

BACKGROUND An ageing population, a growing prevalence of chronic diseases and limited financial resources for health care underpin the importance of prevention of disabling health disorders and care dependency in the elderly. A wide variety of measures is generally available for the prevention of falls and fall-related injuries. The spectrum ranges from diagnostic procedures for identifying ind...

Falls prevention as everyday heroism.

Falls Prevention for Older Persons

Evidence-based clinical practice in falls prevention: a randomised controlled trial of a falls prevention service.

AIMS Evidence-based guidelines recommend a range of treatments for falls and injury prevention. We undertook a randomised trial of a falls prevention service to screen for falls risk factors and recommend to GPs an evidenced base prescription for falls prevention. METHODS All patients who presented with a fall to the Emergency Department at Flinders Medical Centre over a 22-week period were c...

Prevention of falls in the elderly.

To prevent falls effectively, one must first understand the underlying reasons. Although environmental factors are sometimes to blame, the fundamental cause is a decline in postural control which is partly age-related and partly due to pathologic changes in the central nervous system. Dizziness is a common complaint among those who fall, and it is often caused by a central or peripheral vestibu...