Preventing and managing falls in residential care settings

David Pountney

doi:10.12968/nrec.2009.11.8.43320

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Preventing and managing falls in residential care settings

David Pountney

Year: 2009 Journal: Nursing and Residential Care Vol: 11 (8)Pages: 410-414 Publisher: Mark Allen Group

DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2009.11.8.43320

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Abstract

National Falls Awareness Day highlighted the physical and psychological damage that falls can cause to older people and the importance of effective falls prevention. Dr David Pountney discusses the measures that can be taken to prevent falls.

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Older people Gerontology Medicine Residential care Fall prevention Psychology Nursing Medical emergency Suicide prevention Poison control

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