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Falls

Health information topics about Falls:

Children

    1. Falls
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/sheets/falls_sheet.html

    2. Keeping Kids Safe from Home Falls
    National Safety Council
    http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/kidfalls.htm

    3. Protecting Children from Window Falls
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/breaking_news/window_falls.html

National Institutes of Health

    1. Preventing Falls and Fractures
    National Institute on Aging
    http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/falls.asp

Organizations

    1. National Institute on Aging

    http://www.nia.nih.gov/

    2. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

    http://www.aaos.org/

Overviews

    1. Why Do We Fall?
    American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery
    http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/balance/fall.cfm

    2. Don't Let a Fall Be Your Last Trip
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=74&topcategory=Prev...

Prevention/Screening

    1. Preventing the Fall: Designs on Building Safe Home
    National Safety Council
    http://www.nsc.org/issues/ifalls/falfalls.htm

    2. Tai Chi May Combat Seniors' Fear of Falling
    American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/injuries/falls.htm

    3. Prevent Falls!
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=102&topcategory=Hip...

    4. Falls: Reduce Your Risk
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00657

    5. Slide Show: Balance Exercises to Keep You Steady o
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00049

Related Issues

    1. What You Need to Know about Balance and Falls
    American Physical Therapy Association
    http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/balance_and_falls

    2. Falls and Related Fractures
    Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
    http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r613i&doctitle=Falls+and+Related+Fract...

    3. Footwear and Falls
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=83&topcategory=Foot...

    4. Getting Up from a Fall
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=11&topcategory=Prev...

Seniors

    1. Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/Check%20for%20SafetyCOLOR.pdf

    2. Falls and Balance Problems
    American Geriatrics Society
    http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/pef/falls_and_balance_problem...

Statistics

    1. Falls in Nursing Homes
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/nursing.htm

    2. Falls and Hip Fractures among Older Adults
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/falls.htm

    3. Fall-Related Injuries during the Holiday Season, U
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs041210.htm

    4. Costs of Fall Injuries among Older Adults
    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/fallcost.htm


 

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