Falling in old age : prevention and management /
Tideiksaar, Rein.
Falling in old age : prevention and management / Rein Tideiksaar. - 2nd ed. - New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©1997. - 1 online resource (ix, 398 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-388) and index.
Preface; 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; References; Index
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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 and revised for its second edition, the book 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 and othe.
Electronic reproduction.
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2010.
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English.
9780826152930 (electronic bk.) 0826152937 (electronic bk.) 1281813621 9781281813626 9786611813628 6611813624
3FD72B35-C5EF-4D18-BAD1-ADD2EAAEB57A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention.
Falls (Accidents) in old age--Treatment.
Falls (Accidents)
Accidents--Prevention.
Older people.
Accidental Falls
Accident Prevention
Accidental Falls--prevention & control
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chutes chez la personne âgée--Traitement.
Chutes (Accidents)
Accidents--Prévention.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RC952.5 / .T53 1997eb
613/.0438
1997 B-279 WT 104 / T558f 1997
Falling in old age : prevention and management / Rein Tideiksaar. - 2nd ed. - New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©1997. - 1 online resource (ix, 398 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-388) and index.
Preface; 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; References; Index
Use copy
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 and revised for its second edition, the book 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 and othe.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780826152930 (electronic bk.) 0826152937 (electronic bk.) 1281813621 9781281813626 9786611813628 6611813624
3FD72B35-C5EF-4D18-BAD1-ADD2EAAEB57A OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention.
Falls (Accidents) in old age--Treatment.
Falls (Accidents)
Accidents--Prevention.
Older people.
Accidental Falls
Accident Prevention
Accidental Falls--prevention & control
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chutes chez la personne âgée--Traitement.
Chutes (Accidents)
Accidents--Prévention.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Holism.
Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
RC952.5 / .T53 1997eb
613/.0438
1997 B-279 WT 104 / T558f 1997