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20 - The Medical Management of Older People at Risk of Falls

from Part II - Strategies for Prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2021

By
Mark D. Latt  and
Vasi Naganathan
Edited by
Stephen R. Lord ,
Catherine Sherrington  and
Vasi Naganathan
Stephen R. Lord
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney
Catherine Sherrington
Affiliation:
Sydney Medical School
Vasi Naganathan
Affiliation:
Concord Hospital
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Summary

The vast majority (75%) of falls among community-dwelling older persons are not reported to a health care professional [1]. When falls are reported, 68% are to general practitioners (GPs) and 16% to emergency department clinicians. Older people may present with falls, risk factors for falling, or complications of a fall. Risk factors for falls include a history of a fall [2], dementia [3], stroke [4] and Parkinson’s disease [5], and use of falls-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs) [6–12]. Complications of falls may present as fractures, soft tissue injury, fear of falling and loss of independence [13, 14].

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Falls in Older People
Risk Factors, Strategies for Prevention and Implications for Practice
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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