Fall Prevention Education for Home-Bound Seniors

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012) has reported that one in three people over the age of 65 living in the United States every year in the United States. Falls are the most common cause of fractures and traumatic brain injuries and are the leading cause of death and injury in the elderly. Lewis, Moutoux, Slaughter, and Bailey (2004) in a one-year study of healthy patients with 1,529 families found that 57.6% of falls were due to inappropriate use of assistive devices and 11.3% Was due to environmental safety. Due to factors. Dangerous.

"For the elderly, falls are a major cause of injuries, accidental injuries and traumatic inpatients." - stopfalls.org makes a speech in the fall prevention enlightenment cycle and advanced service organization, health fairs, screening and seminars It was. The elderly, their families, their carers, and the general public know how to reduce the fall of the elderly. Here are some ideas from the Center for Excellence for Fall Prevention to find ways to help the elderly fall.

Waterfall is a frequent event for elderly people. 30% of people over 65 years old reported that they fell down at least once in their lives. Waterfalls are highly preventable and 18% of all waterfalls in the community are presumed to be preventable. This means that you can prevent once every 5 drops in the community. To make humans unique is that we are bipedal. That is, we walk two feet instead of four feet. evolution. Our ancestors make the other two limbs (ie hands) available for other special work (hunting, picking up objects, typing in both hands etc). Nonetheless, there is a compromise in the evolution of this bipedal walk. When an animal is on all four animals, their center of gravity is below the ground, but when we walk on both feet, our center of gravity is now in a more vulnerable position close to our waist Yes. Center of gravity is high and stability is low

Advanced calibration is not just a matter of convenience. Maintaining the energy of your mother and dad can help them delay or avoid moving to a nursing home. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the fall of the elderly is often the cause of permanent disability. Two in 10 elderly people will fall into bone or one in 10 elderly people will have fractures or injuries to their heads. If this happens to your parents, they may have no choice but to leave home to find assisted living facilities.