Introduction Falls are a major source of injury in the elderly and their incomplete management is a cause for concern by health systems. The present study looks at the current state of managing fall victims in Iran and offers suggestions for improvement. Methods This was a clinical care audit ...
Falls are a major health problem among elderly people due to their high incidence and serious consequences: injuries, fractures, loss of autonomy, poor quality of life, and institutionalization. Most of the falls are a result of multiple risk factors. The objective of fall management is to ident...
Objective: To study the potential differences in patient characteristics between two referral methods to a fall clinic, specifically: case-finding of patients admitted to an emergency department because of a fall, compared to direct referral to the fall clinic via the general practitioner. Design: Cr...
Evaluation and Management of Falls in the Elderly 热度: File Management 热度: nullNetworks File Management and Other Technologies 热度: FALLSMANAGEMENT FILE Compiledby: BernieO‟DowdClinicalSpecialistPhysio NickyRiceFallsNurseSpecialist March2006
The National Health Service (NHS) was tasked in 2001 with developing service provision to prevent falls in older people. We carried out a national survey to provide a description of health and social care funded UK fallers services, and to benchmark prog
The National Health Service (NHS) was tasked in 2001 with developing service provision to prevent falls in older people. We carried out a national survey to provide a description of health and social care funded UK fallers services, and to benchmark prog
Emergency department management of falls in the elderly: A clinical audit and suggestions for improvement Introduction Falls are a major source of injury in the elderly and their incomplete management is a cause for concern by health systems. The present study ... HR Hatamabadi,S Sum,A Tabataba...
Elderly patients with are at increased risk of developing -related problems, such as frailty, impaired physical function, falls, poor nutrition and . These factors affect dialysis outcomes, which can be very poor in frail, elderly patients who often experience a decline in overall health and physi...
Elbow fractures are common in elderly patients with osteoporotic bones, typically resulting from falls on the elbow. Common fracture types include distal humerus, olecranon, and radial head fractures. Occasionally, a combination of these fractures occurs, creating complex injuries such as terrible triad...
Age-Related Changes in the Skin The most common cause of chronic itch in the elderly is xerosis related to aging, seen in over 50% of the elderly [12]. The underlying mechanism is thought to be due to loss of integrity of barrier function provided by the stratum corneum and subsequent ...