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Falls in Older People
Rein Tideiksaar
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Description for Falls in Older People
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: MJX; MQCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
Presenting evidence-based practice throughout, this easy-to-read manual is a comprehensive guide to preventing and managing falls in hospitals and long-term care settings. Now in its fourth edition, the award-winning guide explores the internal and external causes of falls, analyzes their consequences, provides clinical assessments for actual falls as well as risks for falling, and promotes an interdisciplinary approach to falls management. Jam-packed with practical strategies, assessment tools, and management practices, Falls in Older People includes all the medical, rehabilitative, and environmental strategies needed in any care setting to protect the safety and health of at-risk older adults.
Presenting evidence-based practice throughout, this easy-to-read manual is a comprehensive guide to preventing and managing falls in hospitals and long-term care settings. Now in its fourth edition, the award-winning guide explores the internal and external causes of falls, analyzes their consequences, provides clinical assessments for actual falls as well as risks for falling, and promotes an interdisciplinary approach to falls management. Jam-packed with practical strategies, assessment tools, and management practices, Falls in Older People includes all the medical, rehabilitative, and environmental strategies needed in any care setting to protect the safety and health of at-risk older adults.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Health Professions Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9781932529449
SKU
V9781932529449
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Rein Tideiksaar
Rein Tideiksaar, PhD, is the president of fallPREVENT and has been active in the area of fall prevention for over fifteen years. He has directed numerous research projects on falls and has developed fall prevention programs in the community, assisted living, home care, acute care hospital, and nursing facility setting. Dr. Tideiksaar has written numerous articles and book chapters on ... Read more
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