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Older Adult Falls: Effective Approaches to Prevention

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    • Alternative Title:
      Curr Trauma Rep
    • Personal Author:
      Dellinger, Ann
    • Description:
      Purpose

      The issue of older adult falls combines a problem with high incidence and high injury susceptibility with an increasing population at risk. A firm understanding of both fall risk factors and effective strategies is required to reduce risk and prevent these injuries.

      Recent Findings

      Each year, 28.7% of older adults aged ≥65 sustain a fall. At the national level, this represents 29 million falls resulting in 27,000 deaths and 7 million injuries requiring medical treatment or restricted activity for at least 1 day. There are several strategies that have been shown to effectively reduce the risk or the incidence of falls.

      Summary

      More than 90% of older adults see a medical provider at least once a year providing an opportunity to identify and address fall risk factors. Comprehensive fall prevention in the primary care setting is both feasible and practical.

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    • Source:
      Curr Trauma Rep. 3(2):118-123
    • Pubmed ID:
      28845383
    • Pubmed Central ID:
      PMC5568681
    • Document Type:
      Journal Article
    • Funding:
      CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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