Risk factors in falls among the elderly according to extrinsic and intrinsic precipitating causes A. Bueno-Cavanillas1, F. Padilla-Ruiz1,2, J.J. Jime´nez-Moleo´n1, ...
CLINICAL ISSUES Heights of occupied patient beds: a possible risk factor for inpatient falls Huey-Ming Tzeng PhD, RN Associate Professor, The University of Michigan ... ...
ajn@wolterskluwer.com AJN November 2007 Vol. 107, No. 11 51 A lvin Stewartwas a healthy,indepen-dent 65-year-old when he was hospi-talized for partial lung resection ... ...
INTRODUCTION Accidental falls are the sixth leading cause of death in people over age 65. The rate of falls is roughly 30-40% for those over age 65 living in the ... ...
φ Falls are common among older people, with one in three people aged over 65 years falling over at least once per year. The rate is even higher for older people ...
Produced by Maria Smith B.Pharm MRPharmS on behalf of WAM Falls in Elderly Steering Group. Updated December 2004© THE FACTS! _ Polypharmacy is an independent risk ... ...
10/28/2009 1 Thomas Geriatric Health Symposium 22nd Annual Idaho Conference on Health Care October 30, 2009 Home Safety Interventions for Older ...
Falls and Their Prevention in Elderly People: What Does the Evidence Show? Laurence Z. Rubenstein, MD, MPHa,b,*, Karen R. Josephson, MPHb aDepartment of Medicine ... ...
