Falls and their prevention are crucial safety concerns, particularly for the elderly.
Many individuals are at a heightened risk for falls, making fall prevention strategies essential in their care. Various risk factors contribute to this increased likelihood, but there are effective strategies to mitigate these risks and improve outcomes. Understanding your role as a caregiver in fall prevention is vital to ensuring the safety and well-being of those you are caring for.
Access resources for all Preventing Falls and Injury from Falls modules.
Significance of Falls and Falls with Injury
After watching the video, Preventing Falls and Injury from Falls: Significance of Falls and Falls with Injury, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
Risk Factors that can Lead to Falls and Falls with Injury
After watching the video, Preventing Falls and Injury from Falls: Risk Factors, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
Understanding Your Role
After watching the video, Preventing Falls and Injury from Falls: Understanding Your Role, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
References
Strategies for Reducing Falls in Long-Term Care
Pathway Health Services, White Bear Lake, MN
Improving Practice to Reduce Falls in the Nursing Home
My American Nurse
Falls: The Problem, Who is at Risk?, and Prevention
World Health Organization
Falls: Tools, Training and Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
STEADI – Older Adult Fall Prevention