Please share an interesting fact about preventing falls.

Ignore: Roughly 30-40% of people over the age of 65 fall each year.

Ignore: Remove scatter rugs from your floor. Use handrail when going up and down stairs.

Ignore: Screen for vitamin b12, folate, TSH and vitamin d in elderly. Replace them if required.

Ignore: Check your Vitamin D level. A low level has been linked with increased risk of falls.

Ignore: Just like baby proofing, go through your house and eliminate all triggers - rugs, uneven surfaces...

Ignore: Strength training can help prevent falls.

Ignore: Vitamin D supplements PREVENT FALLS in the elderly.

Ignore: An elderly people is less likely to fall if he/she has a normal vitamin D level.

Falls: Falls put you at risk of serious injury.

Falls: Falls are a leading cause of injury among older adults.

Your: Your Doctor can review medications that may increase your risk of falling.

To: To help with fall prevention, your doctor may consider weaning you off certain medications.

Certain: Certain meds such as sedatives, pain killers, and some types of antidepressants increase fall risk.

Certain: Certain eye and ear disorders may increase your risk of falls.

Ignore: Yoga and tai chi can improve toue balance.

Your: Your doctor can review medications for side effects and interactions that increase your fall risk.

Details: Details of previous falls, may help your doctor identify specific fall-prevention strategies.

Your: Your doctor may evaluate your muscle strength, balance and walking style (gait).

Loose/area: Loose/area rugs or "throw rugs" should be removed or taped down at ends to prevent tripping/falls.

Physical: Physical activity can go a long way toward fall prevention.

Tai: Tai chi is a gentle exercise that involves slow and graceful dance-like movements & can reduce falls.

Physical: Physical activity can reduce fall risk by improving strength, balance, coordination and flexibility.

Consider: Consider changing your footwear as part of your fall-prevention plan.

High: High heels, floppy slippers and shoes with slick soles can make you slip, stumble and fall.

If: If you have a real fall risk, you may want to live in a one floor home, or on the first floor.

"Slow: "Slow and steady wins the race!".

Your: Your doctor might recommend using a cane or walker to keep you steady.

Some: Some solutions are easily installed and relatively inexpensive.

An: An investment in fall prevention is an investment in your independence.

Each: Each year, one in every three adults ages 65 or older falls.

Yearly,: Yearly, 2 million people over 65 are treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries.

Risk: Risk of falling increases with each decade of life.

Long-term: Long-term consequences of fall injuries can impact the health and independence of older adults.

Serious: Serious fall injuries may include hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries (TBI's).

Everyone: Everyone can take actions to protect the older adults they care about.

Some: Some medicines, or combinations of medicines, can have side effects such as dizziness or drowsiness.

Having: Having a Dr/pharmacist review all medications can reduce the chance of side effects & interactions.

Poor: Poor vision can make it harder to get around safely.

Older: Older adults should have their eyes checked every year.

A: A home safety check can help identify potential fall hazards that need to be removed.

CDC: CDC offers various materials and resources for all audiences about older adult falls and prevention.

Some: Some hospitals may have Balance Centers that provide fall risk assessments and evaluations with Tx.

If: If you have a disease called osteoporosis, you are more likely to break a bone if you fall.

Falls: Falls are especially dangerous for people with osteoporosis.

If: If you break a bone, you might need a long time to recover.

Learning: Learning how to prevent falls can help you avoid broken bones and the problems they can cause.

Falls: Falls are serious at any age, but especially for older people who are more likely to break a bone.

Hip: Hip fractures in the elderly increases mortality risk greatly.

Muscle: Muscle relaxants and sleeping pills increase fall risk.

Sedatives,: Sedatives, anxiety medications, certain pain killers, can all increase fall risk!

Drinking: Drinking alcohol may cause you to feel dizzy or sleepy.

Drinking: Drinking alcohol can alter your balance.

Drinking: Drinking alcohol may cause you to take risks that can lead to falls.

Buy: Buy a cordless phone so that you don't have to rush to the phone when it rings.

Try: Try to fall forwards or backwards, to avoid a side-fall where hip fracture risk in creases.

You: You can use your hands or grab things around you to break a fall.

Some: Some people wear extra clothes to pad their hips or use special hip pads.

ENT: ENT Doctors are very well educated and knowledgeable about dizziness and fall risk.

Ignore: Using a cane helps prevent falls by allowing patients a balance point, and stability.

Ignore: Wear appropriate shoe ware with adequate traction in order to avoid falls.

Ignore: Keep hand rails available for support on the stair ways.

Ignore: Flip flops are fun and cute but can cause falls in any age group.

Try: Try to maintain good muscle strength throughout your life.

Ignore: Make sure the LIGHTING is good and ALWAYS there!!

Ignore: Pause when changing positions (from lying to sitting or from sitting to standing) before setting out.

Ignore: A multifactorial and individualized risk assessment and intervention can prevent falls.

"Motion: "Motion Control" athletic shoes are good options for the elderly in terms of fall prevention.

Ignore: Illfitting and loosely tied shoes increase your risk of falling.