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== | == Defination Of Falls: == | ||
Falls is an event which result in a person coming to rest on the ground or another lower level with or without loss of consciousness or injury. <ref>http://nurfac.mans.edu.eg/files/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8% | Falls is an event which result in a person coming to rest on the ground or another lower level with or without loss of consciousness or injury. <ref name="mans">http://nurfac.mans.edu.eg/files/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A</ref> <br> | ||
== Incidance Of Falls In Elderly: == | |||
* Falls are the sixth leading cause of death in older adults. | |||
*About 25% of person aged 70 years .It increase to 35% for people aged 75 years and older . | |||
*Between one –half and two third of institutionalized elderly people experience fall every years . | |||
*Falls occur approximately 25 to 33% of community dwelling older adult 50 to 67% of nursing home resident experience falls.<ref name="mans">http://nurfac.mans.edu.eg/files/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A</ref><br> | |||
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Revision as of 15:28, 12 January 2015
Defination Of Falls:[edit | edit source]
Falls is an event which result in a person coming to rest on the ground or another lower level with or without loss of consciousness or injury. [1]
Incidance Of Falls In Elderly:[edit | edit source]
- Falls are the sixth leading cause of death in older adults.
- About 25% of person aged 70 years .It increase to 35% for people aged 75 years and older .
- Between one –half and two third of institutionalized elderly people experience fall every years .
- Falls occur approximately 25 to 33% of community dwelling older adult 50 to 67% of nursing home resident experience falls.[1]
