Preventing injurious falls

When elderly people fall and seriously injure themselves, the cost is high in terms of deaths and disabling conditions and extensive hospital stays. In order to prevent such falls, it is necessary to understand the concepts of injury prevention and control by viewing the injuries as a problem in med...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 349; no. 9046; p. 150
Main Author Sattin, Richard W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 18.01.1997
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Aged
Disability
Falls
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Injuries
Male
Older people
Prevention
Risk Factors
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Summary:When elderly people fall and seriously injure themselves, the cost is high in terms of deaths and disabling conditions and extensive hospital stays. In order to prevent such falls, it is necessary to understand the concepts of injury prevention and control by viewing the injuries as a problem in medical ecology.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)60975-0