Accidental Falls
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Wicked problems in designing healthcare facilities.

29 Sep 2009 The design process for new healthcare facilities presents many wicked problems for nurse leaders with a number of stakeholders, a myriad of opinions, and numerous options to consider. This bimonthly department expands nurse leaders' knowledge and ... Read more...

Fall prevention with supplemental and active forms of vitamin D: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of supplemental vitamin D and active forms of vitamin D with or without calcium in preventing falls among older individuals. DATA SOURCES: We searched Medline, the Cochrane central register of controlled trials, ... Read more...

Traumatic enucleation with avulsion of the ophthalmic artery resulting in aneurysm-like subarachnoid hemorrhage.

29 Sep 2009 Traumatic, nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is common after closed head injury and most often results from ruptured cortical microvessels. Here, the authors present the case of a 60-year-old woman who fell and struck her head, causing ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Accidental Falls'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reducing falls among outpatients: a volunteer transports patients from the parking lot to their exercise programs. 30 Oct 2009
• Wicked problems in designing healthcare facilities. 29 Sep 2009
• Fall prevention with supplemental and active forms of vitamin D: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. 29 Sep 2009
• Traumatic enucleation with avulsion of the ophthalmic artery resulting in aneurysm-like subarachnoid hemorrhage. 29 Sep 2009
• Traumatic eye swelling. Subconjunctival and orbital emphysema with orbital floor fracture. 29 Sep 2009
• Relationship between bone, fracture, and exercise: the key role of vitamin D. 26 Sep 2009
• Upper limbs dysmetria caused by cervical spinal cord injury: a case report. 22 Sep 2009
• [What is your diagnosis. Myopathy due to hypothyroidism aggravated by amiodarone] 7 Sep 2009
• The accuracy of individual Berg Balance Scale items compared with the total Berg score for classifying people with chronic stroke according to fall history. 30 Aug 2009
• Rock climbing injuries treated in emergency departments in the U.S., 1990-2007. 30 Aug 2009
• Water park injuries. 30 Aug 2009
• Torticollis manifest after a minor fall with underlying bony anomalies and a hypoplastic vertebral artery. 30 Aug 2009
• Eye on the elderly. Screening for hearing loss, risk of falls: a hassle-free approach. 30 Aug 2009
• Pacing in elderly recurrent fallers with carotid sinus hypersensitivity. 30 Aug 2009
• Bedrail use in English and Welsh hospitals. 19 Aug 2009
• Baseline and follow-up characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in a randomized clinical trial of multifactorial fall prevention in Denmark. 11 Aug 2009
• Can cognitive enhancers reduce the risk of falls in older people with mild cognitive impairment? A protocol for a randomised controlled double blind trial. 10 Aug 2009
• Age affects the attentional demands of stair ambulation: evidence from a dual-task approach. 4 Aug 2009
• Improving the treatment of major osteoporotic fractures. 2 Aug 2009
• Traumatic closed index extensor tendon rupture: a case report. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Accidental Falls'

Definition: Falls due to slipping or tripping which result in injury.

Descriptor UI: D000058

Alternative terms: Accidental Falls; Falls, Accidental; Accidental Fall; Fall, Accidental;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; mortality; prevention & control; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: N06.850.135.122;

History Note: 91(87); was see under ACCIDENTS 1987-90

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific inj (IM) if pertinent