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Preventing falls – online awareness (Greek)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: February 14, 2014
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Preventing falls – online awareness (Greek)

This is an online article by the Greek portal Healthpress, powered by the Μedical Association of Athens a ...

This is an online article by the Greek portal Healthpress, powered by the Μedical Association of Athens and the Pharmacists Association of Athens. The article refers to a 'Magic Carpet' which prevents ...

February 14, 2014
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Causes of falls (Greek)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: February 10, 2014
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Causes of falls (Greek)

This is a leaflet published in the online newspaper Kathimerini, describing the causes of falls. It can b ...

This is a leaflet published in the online newspaper Kathimerini, describing the causes of falls. It can be downloaded here or be found online by following this link. ...

February 10, 2014
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Treatment after accidental falls (Greek)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: February 10, 2014
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Treatment after accidental falls (Greek)

This is an on-line article, published in the on-line newspaper Dimoi News by Dr. Panagiotis Gkanas (Coord ...

This is an on-line article, published in the on-line newspaper Dimoi News by Dr. Panagiotis Gkanas (Coordinator Director of Clinical Surgery G.H.Nafplio). The article includes information about the tr ...

February 10, 2014
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Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: February 02, 2014
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Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

This leaflet from Southern Sweden addresses patients with fall risk in the hospital and in the primary he ...

This leaflet from Southern Sweden addresses patients with fall risk in the hospital and in the primary health care in Malmö, Sweden, and includes a general description of mobility and activity, nutrit ...

February 02, 2014
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Home safety Leaflet (Greek)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: January 31, 2014
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Home safety Leaflet (Greek)

This leaflet from the Cyprus Ministry of Health contains useful tips on how to prevent injuries from fall ...

This leaflet from the Cyprus Ministry of Health contains useful tips on how to prevent injuries from falls and how to keep a good quality of life for seniors. The leaflet can be downloaded from this l ...

January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

This leaflet in Swedish, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to ...

This leaflet in Swedish, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and modify the home hazards for high risk of falls. The leaflet can be found on the web ...

January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

Posted by Jorunn L. Helbostad
|Date: January 31, 2014
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Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

This leaflet, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and ...

This leaflet, provided by the Finnish Home Accident Prevention, includes a checklist on how to reduce and modify the home hazards for high risk of falls. The leaflet can be found on the website www.ko ...

January 31, 2014
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Fall prevention leaflet (Italian)

Posted by Kristin Taraldsen
|Date: January 09, 2014
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Fall prevention leaflet (Italian)

This leaflet addresses fallers and individuals at risk of falls, relatives of fallers, and GPs to increas ...

This leaflet addresses fallers and individuals at risk of falls, relatives of fallers, and GPs to increase their awareness toward falls. The leaflet is distributed by GPs and/or scattered in the waiti ...

January 09, 2014
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Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Feet and Falls (English)

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: January 06, 2014
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Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Feet and Falls (English)

Each Year, Age UK (previously Help The Aged and Age Concern) have a dedicated Falls Awareness Week ...

Each Year, Age UK (previously Help The Aged and Age Concern) have a dedicated Falls Awareness Week in June. In 2010 this week was devoted to "Best Foot Forward" - being physically active, takin ...

January 06, 2014
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Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Action Pack for Event Holders (English)

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: January 06, 2014
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Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Action Pack for Event Holders (English)

Through local events and national media coverage, Falls Awareness Week offers an opportunity for older pe ...

Through local events and national media coverage, Falls Awareness Week offers an opportunity for older people, relatives and carers to find out more about falls and take part in the local classes and ...

January 06, 2014
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Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: January 06, 2014
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Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Age UK have produced a leaflet for older people to self-assess their risk of falls and complete some simp ...

Age UK have produced a leaflet for older people to self-assess their risk of falls and complete some simple questions that they can take along to their GP to discuss falls prevention. "If you have had ...

January 06, 2014
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Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Watch Your Step (English)

Posted by Dawn Skelton
|Date: January 06, 2014
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Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Watch Your Step (English)

Each Year, Age UK (previously Help The Aged and Age Concern) have a dedicated Falls Awareness Week in Jun ...

Each Year, Age UK (previously Help The Aged and Age Concern) have a dedicated Falls Awareness Week in June. In 2011 this week was devoted to "Watch Your Step" - being physically active and ensuring go ...

January 06, 2014
| by Dawn Skelton

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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)

Preventing falls – online awareness (Greek)

Preventing falls – online awareness (Greek)

Causes of falls (Greek)

Causes of falls (Greek)

Treatment after accidental falls (Greek)

Treatment after accidental falls (Greek)

Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

Falls and fall injuries – How to avoid falling (Swedish)

Home safety Leaflet (Greek)

Home safety Leaflet (Greek)

Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Swedish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

Checklist to prevent falls (Finnish)

Fall prevention leaflet (Italian)

Fall prevention leaflet (Italian)

Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Feet and Falls (English)

Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Feet and Falls (English)

Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Action Pack for Event Holders (English)

Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Action Pack for Event Holders (English)

Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Falls Free Plan – self assessment of risk for Older People (English)

Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Watch Your Step (English)

Falls Awareness Week Resources/Campaigns – Watch Your Step (English)