This video addresses health care professionals and gives an overview of basic information about falls, like statistics, risk factors, the importance of assessment and interventions. The video can be viewed here.
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GUIDELINES
Documento de consenso sobre la prevención de fragilidad y caídas en la persona mayor (Estrategia de promoción de la salud y prevención en el SNS, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad 2014, Spanish)
Consensus document on frailty and falls prevention among the elderly (The Prevention and health promotion strategy of the Spanish NHS – Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality 2014, English)
Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, English)
Guía de buenas prácticas: Prevención de caídas y lesiones derivadas de las personas mayores (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, Spanish)
Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)
Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)
Protocolo: Inmovilización de pacientes y sujeción mecánica (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)
Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)
Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)
Taxonomy of Technologies (English)
