Guidebook for preventing falls and harm from falls in older people : Best practice guidelines for Australian community care
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care2009
Books, Manuscripts
Aims to reduce the number of falls and the harm from falls experienced by older people in the community. Older people themselves are at the centre of the guidelines, which are written to promote independence and rehabilitation.
Main title:
Guidebook for preventing falls and harm from falls in older people : Best practice guidelines for Australian community care / by Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Imprint:
Sydney Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 2009
Collation:
173 pages colour photographs
Contents:
Fall and falls injuries in Australia -- Incidence, location, consequences, cost of falls - Economic considerations in falls prevention programs - Risk factors for falling -- Involving older people in falls prevention -- Standard falls prevention strategies -- Falls prevention interventions -- Management strategies for common falls risk factors -- Falls risk screening and assessment -- Balance and mobility limitations -- Cognitive impairment -- Continence -- Feet and footware -- Syncope -- Dizziness and vertigo -- Medications -- Vision -- Environmental considerations -- Individual surveillance and observation -- Minimising injuries from falls -- Hip protectors -- Vitamin D and calcium supplementation -- Osteoporosis monangement -- Responding to falls -- Post-fall management
Dewey class:
613.0438 GUI
Local class:
613.0438
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
69704
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Tech Book | 613.0438 GUI | Available |