Including fall prevention for older adults in your trauma injury prevention program--introducing Farewell to Falls.
With data showing that more than 50% of visits to our trauma center for older adults 65 years and older are due to falls, injury prevention programs in trauma centers should be paying more attention to the area of fall prevention for older adults. Farewell to Falls, a free, home-based program of Stanford Hospital and Clinic's trauma service, utilizes a multifaceted approach to help reduce falls. In addition to improving the lives of seniors, the program fulfills a community benefit goal and provides strong hospital marketing opportunities. This program is a benefit to hospitals and the older adults they serve.
Corman
Ellen
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Stanford University Medical Center Trauma Service, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305, USA. ecorman@stanfordmed.org
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006266:Health Education; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*