Prevent falls in older adults
Falls are common in the elderly and may lead to serious injuries. Recurrent falls are also frequent and are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in older adults. The most serious injuries due to these falls are head injury and the fractures. The effect of a fall on an older person can...
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| description | Falls are common in the elderly and may lead to serious injuries. Recurrent falls are also frequent and are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in older adults. The most serious injuries due to these falls are head injury and the fractures. The effect of a fall on an older person can be a devastating event, resulting in chronic pain, loss of independence, and reduced quality of life. Hence, the prevention of fall is better than the treatment of the injuries resulting from it. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2a29770f5864d60a134d4e3b429263f2024-12-02T09:36:15ZengSAGE PublicationsApollo Medicine0976-00162213-36822019-01-0116315215610.4103/am.am_42_19Prevent falls in older adultsO P SharmaRaju VaishyaFalls are common in the elderly and may lead to serious injuries. Recurrent falls are also frequent and are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in older adults. The most serious injuries due to these falls are head injury and the fractures. The effect of a fall on an older person can be a devastating event, resulting in chronic pain, loss of independence, and reduced quality of life. Hence, the prevention of fall is better than the treatment of the injuries resulting from it.http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2019;volume=16;issue=3;spage=152;epage=156;aulast=Sharmafallsfracturesgeriatrichead injuryolder adultsosteoporosis |
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| title | Prevent falls in older adults |
| title_full | Prevent falls in older adults |
| title_fullStr | Prevent falls in older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevent falls in older adults |
| title_short | Prevent falls in older adults |
| title_sort | prevent falls in older adults |
| topic | falls fractures geriatric head injury older adults osteoporosis |
| url | http://www.apollomedicine.org/article.asp?issn=0976-0016;year=2019;volume=16;issue=3;spage=152;epage=156;aulast=Sharma |
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