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Accidental Falls in a Rehabilitation Setting

Rehabilitation Nursing, 1987
Accidental falls among patients at a rehabilitation center were studied to provide data for ongoing risk management. Three series of variables were analyzed from the epidemiologic perspective. Environmental variables most frequently associated with accidental falls were week of hospitalization, day of week, activity levels, and site and equipment. Host
Doris K. DeVincenzo, Sylvia Watkins
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The role of alcohol in accidental falls.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1983
Fifty-three percent of patients injured in accidental falls in the evening in Helsinki and 15% of time-, site- and sex-matched control pedestrians were alcohol-involved. Relative risk of injury, if 1.0 at zero BAC, was 3 at BACS 60-100 mg/100 ml, 10 at 101-150 mg/100 ml and about 60 at BACS above that.
L. Ertama, T. Visuri, A Alha, P. Kuosmanen, R. Honkanen, Markku Linnoila   +5 more
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Neurological diseases and accidental falls of the aged

Journal of Neurology, 2003
To assess the influence of central and peripheral neurological diseases on the incidence of accidental falls of the aged.1. Case-control study with cross-section at two years and 2. prospective study in a follow-up up to seven years thereafter.Sample of a population study including all 589 inhabitants older than 70 years in three rural communities.44 ...
Pirjo Syrjälä, Uolevi Tolonen, Juhani Pyhtinen, Heikki Luukinen   +3 more
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Sleep deprivation and accidental fall risk in children

Sleep Medicine, 2012
To look for an association between sleep deprivation and risk of accidental falls (AF) in children.A questionnaire was applied to two groups of children aged 1-14 years, encompassing children observed in an emergency room for AF (G1) and children attending health care visits (HV) (G2).
Boto, Leonor Reis, Crispim, João Núncio, Melo, Isabel Saraiva de, Juvandes, Carla, Rodrigues, Teresa, Azeredo, Paula, Ferreira, Rosário   +6 more
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Accidental falls in home care hematological patients

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2013
Dear Editor, Accidental falls are a major concern in patients with both medical and surgical illness for twomain reasons: (1) potential complications, such as bone fractures, leading to hospitalization requirement and direct or indirect cost increase; (2) medico-legal and insurance implications of a fall and its complications, above all in controlled ...
Tendas, A, Cupelli, L, Trawinska, M M, Lentini, L, Giovannini, M, Scaramucci, L, Palombi, M, Brunetti, G A, Cartoni, C, de Fabritiis, P, Niscola, P, Mandelli, F   +11 more
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Multidisciplinary approach to “accidental” falls in the elderly: A case report

Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2008
Falls in the elderly are commonly and often wrongly identified as “accidental”. We report a case of an elderly woman admitted to first aid for a trauma due to an accidental fall. Geriatric multidisciplinary evaluation revealed mild cognitive impairment associated with depressive symptoms; both findings made the anamnesis uncertain.
Galizia G, Testa G, Mazzella F, Cacciatore F, Ungar A, Masotti G, RENGO, FRANCO, ABETE, PASQUALE   +7 more
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NSAIDs and the Risk of Accidental Falls in the Elderly

Drug Safety, 2009
Accidental falls, especially those occurring in the elderly, are a major health and research topic nowadays. Besides environmental hazards and the physiological changes associated with aging, medication use (e.g. benzodiazepines, vasodilators and antidepressants) and polypharmacy are significant risk factors for falling as well.
Hegeman, J., Bemt, B.J.F van den, Duysens, J.E.J., Limbeek, J. van   +3 more
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