Falls Prevention

Falls occur throughout life and it is only in situations where the fall results in an injury or life-altering fear of injury that it is a matter of concern.

As individuals age, the chance of being injured increases, but the risk is not equal for all individuals of the same age due to a range of intrinsic factors such as eyesight, balance, muscle strength, bone density and medications being taken by an individual. Social and socio-economic factors also contribute to individual falls risk [Source: National Falls Prevention for Older People Initiative [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing]]

Reviewed May 2008

 

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Title:   Osteoporosis - prevention and treatment
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Osteoporosis occurs when bones become less dense, lose strength and break more easily due to calcium loss. It can affect both men and women. Diet, exercise and limiting alcohol and caffeine can help to prevent osteoporosis. If you have osteoporosis, medical treatment and lifestyle changes can prevent further bone loss and reduce your risk of fractures.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Preventing falls and harm from falls in older people: Best practice guidelines for Australian hospitals and residential aged care facilities
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The guidelines are designed to inform clinical practice and assist hospitals and residential aged care facilities to develop and implement practices to reduce falls and the harm sustained in falls.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Aged care - helping people at home
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Australian Commonwealth and State Governments provide a number of services that assist frail older people who wish to remain living at home. These include rails to help prevent falls, nursing services and personal alarms to summon help urgently.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Head injuries
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Children's heads are often hurt (injured) when they fall over or bump into something hard.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Bicycles, scooters and skateboards
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to how protective gear, safety lessons, role modelling by parents and riding in a safe place reduce the dangers of using toys with wheels.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Child safety - playground equipment
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children using playground equipment are most often injured by falls. You can reduce the risk by always supervising your child, limiting their play to age-appropriate equipment and teaching them to use the equipment sensibly.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   National Falls Prevention for Older People Initiative
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Initiative aims to reduce the incidence, morbidity and mortality associated with falls in people aged 65 years and over (55+ Indigenous) in three key settings: homes, hospitals, and aged care facilities.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Falls prevention
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Preventing slips, trips and falls helps you to maintain your health, wellbeing and independence
Title:   Ladder-related fall injuries
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Falls from ladders contribute a substantial number of emergency department presentations and admissions to Australian hospitals each year. This report examines the nature of hospitalised injuries due to falls from ladders for the 2004-05 financial year.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Falls prevention for older people
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Falls are a major cause of injury for older people. There are many things that older people and carers can do to improve safety in and around the home and grounds, or away from the home, to enhance independent living.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Exercise for improving balance in older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A decrease in ability to maintain balance may be associated with an increased risk of falling. In older adults, falls often lead to injury, loss of independence, associated illness and early death. The objective of this review is to present the best evi...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Community Grants Program - falls prevention
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The following organisations were successful in securing funding in the Community Grants Program for falls prevention.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Hospitalisation due to falls in older people, Australia 2003-04
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and older in 2003-04. The number of fall events resulting in hospitalisation due to injury for older Australians remains high and the rate of fall-related injury incidents is particularly high for the oldest group within this population.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Fall-related hospitalisations among older people: sociocultural and regional aspects
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The ageing of the Australian population has enlarged the population at high risk of fall-related injury and population projections imply substantial increase in years to come.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Playgrounds: fun without tears
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Safety in playgrounds, backyards and on trampolines
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   RAP & Home Front
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Information about HomeFront, a Department of Veterans' Affairs program designed to prevent falls and accidents in the home.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Older years
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Women can expect to lose around 1% of their bone mineral density each year in the years beyond their menopause. This means that you are likely to develop osteoporosis into old age.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Accidents and injury - reducing the risks
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Serious or complex injuries (major physical trauma) can occur as a result of car accidents, falls from high places, industrial and farming accidents, or other such events. Many accidents aren't accidents at all and the risk of injury can be minimised by simple measures.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Preventing falls for babies and toddlers
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Injury from falls can be prevented by not leaving young children unattended, making floors safe, securing bookshelves and cupboards, and preventing access to stairs, balconies and windows.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Vitamin E for Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin E is a dietary compound with antioxidant properties involved in scavenging free radicals. Laboratory and animal studies have pointed towards a possible role for Vitamin E in the prevention and management of cognitive impairment. To date only one...
Date:   Nov 2006
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