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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"accidental falls"”.
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Accidental falls and psychological trauma in older people.
Unintentional falls may pose a threat of death or injury to an older person. The psychological burden experienced by older adults after a fall adds to recovery difficulties. Persistent psychological problems post-fall may be related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The limited research on …
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Patient Care Sitter Reduction and Fall Safety Improvement
… preserve patients from harm, particularly from accidental falls. This reality creates an opportunity where significant budget savings can be achieved by supplanting the use of patient care sitters with more effective fall prevention strategies. This quality improvement (QI) project implemented a …
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A retrospective descriptive analysis of fatal ground level falls and falls from a height: A 5-year review
Falls have been identified as the second leading cause of accidental deaths in the world and has become a public health issue. Depending on the manner and height at which the fall occurs, different injury patterns are observed, and these are useful for the determination of circumstances surrounding …
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The influence of inspiratory muscle training upon balance and functional performance with older adults.
Accidental falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries amongst older adults in the Western world. Around 30% of people over 65 years will fall at least once a year in the UK, whereas 50% of people over 80 years will fall annually (NICE 2013). Recently, falls prevention programmes …
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A retrospective study to identify unique contributors to falls in hospitalized adult hematology patients
… planning or action. The body of knowledge on falls, risk factors, consequences, and prevention originates from studies of older persons who have experienced a fall. The medical community has made several efforts toward fall risk assessment with an emphasis on prevention of the reoccurrence of …
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Train accidents: orthopaedic injury and management at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… patients were involved in violence, 38 were accidental falls and 15 had been jumping on or off a train. Eight patients (4.6%) in total died in the trauma unit. Most accidents occurred between the hours of 20:00 h and 05:00 h. Of the orthopaedic referrals, males accounted for 89% of patients …
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Fall Prevention Through Proactive Toileting
… paper will summarize the quality improvement falls prevention project conducted by a University of San Francisco Clinical Nurse Leader student. Falls in the hospital setting are an ongoing problem in our healthcare system as they have great physical and financial impacts (Salamon, Victory, & …
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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease
Falls and their related injuries are a significant health issue for individuals with Parkinson disease (PD). Several factors have been identified that increase fall risk, including cognitive impairment, impulsiveness, and lower balance confidence, as well as PD-related characteristics. However, to …
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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease
Falls and their related injuries are a significant health issue for individuals with Parkinson disease (PD). Several factors have been identified that increase fall risk, including cognitive impairment, impulsiveness, and lower balance confidence, as well as PD-related characteristics. However, to …
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Development of a Healthcare Software System for the Elderly
… fall detection system so as to reduce accidental falls among the elderly people. A video-based detection system was used because it preserved privacy while monitoring the activities of the senior citizens. Another advantage of the video-based system is that the senior citizens are able …
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Gamification of Exercise and Its Application for Fall Prevention Among Patients with Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy
The general metadata -- e.g., title, author, abstract, subject headings, etc. -- is publicly available, but access to the submitted files is restricted to UT Southwestern campus access and/or authorized UT Southwestern users.
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Factors associated with falls among wheelchair users living with spinal cord injury
DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #17623 on 2022-11-11 at 11:56:06
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Traumatic brain injuries and older adults: The implications of neck strength, muscle activation, and range of motion
Fall-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Previous research has focused on non-modifiable risk factors, such as age and gender. However, some potential modifiable risk factors to fall-related TBIs in older adults may be related to …
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Comparison of Elderly Non-Fallers and Fallers on Performance Measures of Functional Reach, Sensory Organizations, and Limits of Stability
<p><strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> The purpose of this study was to compare elderly non-fallers and fallers for differences in the following: (1) mean functional reach (FR), (2) mean anterior limits of stability (LOS), (3) mean posterior LOS, and (4) mean sensory organization test (SOT) composite …
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On Falls in the Elderly –Epidemiological Studies from the Longitudinal General Population Study ‘Good Aging in Skåne’ (GÅS), Sweden
In a ‘greying world’ with aging populations, falls in the elderly are a challenge to the health care system as they are associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. Apart from physical injuries, the consequences of falls are broad, with additional psychological and social consequences. The …
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Abordaje para el diagnóstico y manejo en pacientes con trombosis de la arteria renal secundaria al trauma abdominal cerrado : revisión sistemática de la literatura
La trombosis de vasos renales secundaria a trauma abdominal cerrado tiene baja incidencia y alta morbilidad, no tiene manejo específico, se revisaron diferentes aproximaciones diagnósticas y tratamientos, el propósito es determinar el abordaje para el diagnóstico y manejo en pacientes para …