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1. Falling Leaf programs tell who is most at risk to fall. (Reader Questions)

Subjects
Aged patients -- Safety and security measures, Health care industry -- Safety and security measures, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Health care industry, Business
Abstract

Question: Our hospital recently acquired a long-term care facility that I'm now responsible for, and the first thing I noticed was the disturbingly high rate of falls among the elderly [...]

Published
2003

2. Falls in rural elders: an empiric study of risk factors

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Aged -- Accidents, Health
Abstract

Source: Richardson DR, et al. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2002;15:178-182. ALMOST HALF OF PERSONS OLDER than 75 years fall each year. When these individuals subsequently fracture a hip, more [...]

Published
2002

3. Pharmacists help develop nationally recognized fall prevention program

Subjects
Medical centers -- Safety and security measures, Health risk assessment -- Methods, Health risk assessment -- Standards, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Practice guidelines (Medicine), Company business management, Health care industry, Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
Abstract

Pharmacists help develop nationally recognized fall prevention program Falls decrease by nearly half Pharmacists involved in a falls prevention program at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, OK, have developed [...]

Published
2010

4. Mercy Health Center has 12-point guideline to prevent falls

Subjects
Health risk assessment -- Methods, Health risk assessment -- Standards, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Medical centers -- Safety and security measures, Practice guidelines (Medicine), Company business management, Health care industry, Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
Abstract

Mercy Health Center has 12-point guideline to prevent falls Mercy Health Center of Oklahoma City, OK, has an award-winning falls prevention program that was developed with extensive assistance from the [...]

Published
2010

5. Be sure procedures are in place to prevent falls

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Surgery, Outpatient -- Health aspects, Surgery, Outpatient -- Patient outcomes, Nurses -- Practice, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Be sure procedures are in place to prevent falls It was a provider's worst nightmare. An 86-year-old woman had just undergone surgery in Boston to replace a broken hip. As [...]

Published
2008

6. News Briefs

Subjects
United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- Reports, United States. Department of Health and Human Services -- Service introduction, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Falls (Accidents) -- Control, Falls (Accidents) -- Research, Home health aides -- Services, Influenza -- Control, Medicaid fraud -- Prevention, Medicaid fraud -- Reports, Alfacalcidol -- Dosage and administration, Calcifediol -- Dosage and administration, Vitamin D -- Dosage and administration, Company service introduction, Business, Health care industry
Abstract

Vitamin D, calcium reduce risk of falls in women A new study by physicians at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland reports a 46% reduction in the risk of falls [...]

Published
2006

7. Benchmark study identifies frequency, causes of falls

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Patient education -- Usage, Prevalence studies (Epidemiology), Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Benchmark study identifies frequency, causes of falls Medication changes, pain cause more falls Although home health agencies have focused on falls in the home for many years, their importance was [...]

Published
2005

8. Critical Path Network: Is your falls prevention program getting results?

Subjects
Nursing -- Practice, Nursing -- Training, Aged -- Injuries, Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Government regulation, Business, Health care industry, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Critical Path Network Is your falls prevention program getting results? JCAHO will look for evidence of reduced risks To comply with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' new [...]

Published
2005

9. Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults

Author

Kuritzky, Louis

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Falls (Accidents) -- Prevention, Aged -- Injuries, Aged -- Care and treatment, Family and marriage, Health
Abstract

Source: Chang JT, et al BMJ USA. 2004;4:223-226. ONE-THIRD OF PERSONS OLDER THAN age 65, and one-half of those older than 80 sustain a fall annually, many of which result [...]

Published
2004

10. Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults

Author

Kuritzky, Louis

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Injuries, Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Aged -- Injuries, Aged -- Risk factors, Health, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

Source: Chang JT, et al BMJ USA. 2004;4:223-226. ONE-THIRD OF PERSONS OLDER THAN age 65, and one-half of those older than 80 sustain a fall annually, many of which result [...]

Published
2004

11. Falls in rural elders: an empiric study of risk factors

Author

Kuritzky, Louis

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Family and marriage, Health
Abstract

ALMOST HALF OF PERSONS OLDER than 75 years fall each year. When these individuals subsequently fracture a hip, more than half will die within 12 months. Understanding the risk factors [...]

Published
2002

13. Falls in rural elders: an empiric study of risk factors

Subjects
Falls (Accidents) -- Risk factors, Rural aged -- Health aspects, Hip joint -- Fractures, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Source: Richardson DR, et al. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2002;15:178-182. ALMOST HALF OF PERSONS OLDER than 75 years fall each year. When these individuals subsequently fracture a hip, more [...]

Published
2002

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