title: Managing falls in older people.
abstract: Falls are a common problem in older people. Each year in the community, among those aged 65 years or over, around one-third fall at least once and about 8% on average experience a fall with injury that receives acute medical attention. Here, we consider the management of older people who fall.
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors