| Description |
ix, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. An Overview of the Problem -- 2. Complications of Falling -- 3. Causes of Falling -- 4. Fall and Injury Risk -- 5. Medical Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk -- 6. Psychosocial Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk -- 7. Rehabilitative Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk -- 8. Environmental Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk -- 9. Mechanical Restraints |
| Summary |
Falling is one of the most common causes of disability in later life and is also one of the most preventable. This book provides an enormous body of fall-related research that has been organized by the author into easy, digestible information for geriatric health professionals. Extensively updated for the second edition, this volume has direct clinical applications and strategies for preventing and managing falls. It also contains new information on the physical, psychological, and social complications of falling. For physicians, nurses, administrators, and staff in long-term care and other geriatric care settings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-388) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Prevention.
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Falls (Accidents) in old age -- Treatment.
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Accidental Falls -- prevention & control.
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Aged.
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Accidental Falls.
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Accident Prevention.
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Accidental Falls -- prevention & control.
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Accidental Falls.
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Accident Prevention.
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Aged.
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| LC no. |
96030179 |
| ISBN |
0826152910 |
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