Falls in the elderly. Is prevention possible?
Many elderly persons who fall have multiple problems, which often present in a nonspecific manner. Identification of the cause of the falls is not always possible but is well worth attempting in view of the often disastrous consequences. Because the home is the most common site of falls, various safety measures are recommended to help compensate for the normal frailties of aging.
Barclay
A M
AM
Department of Family Practice, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria 61656.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors