Senior Safety and Fall Prevention

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:42:20 +0000

Half of the trauma admissions at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hosptial Fort Worth involve falls.

"And we did a little bit of research saying what makes people fall. Things that make them fall are the amount of medications that they have, if they have cords on the floor, if their rooms are crowded, if they can't see properly," said Mary Ann Contreras, RN. "So we decided to do a multi-disciplinary approach to fall prevention. So we gathered a group of medical professionals together. Pharmacists, Physical Therapy folks, Exercise people, Nurses to come in and Engineering folks to come into the house and take a look at it."

The result was a screening test used to determine if a patient was at risk of losing their balance. The test evaluates strength, flexibility, sensation, and visual vestibular interaction. Aftwerard, they are educated on home safety issues, and exercise.

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Preventing Falls, Patient Safety

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:41:22 +0000

Approximately 300,000 people a year experience serious falls in Switzerland.
The majority of these accidents occur near-by or in the home. And they are unrelated to any particular activity. Falls are the most common type of accident among the elderly.

Such accidents are not extremely serious, but falls can cause pain, reduce mobility and increase fear of falling again.

People also fall while in hospital.

This video is intended for patients and their families. It has been made to help prevent, and inform about, the risks of injury during hospitalization.

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Senior Safety and Fall Prevention

Preventing Falls, Patient Safety