Accidental Falls (Latest Articles)

Latest indexed articles for 'Accidental Falls'

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The health consequences of using physical restraints in nursing homes.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Using a national longitudinal sample of nursing homes residents (N = 264,068), we examine whether physical restraint use contributes to subsequent physical or psychological health decline. METHODS: The minimum data set, the on-line ...
rec_pub_19786918-the-health-consequences-using-physical-restraints-nursing-homes.htm

Fall incidence and fall risk factors in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

30 Oct 2009
rec_pub_19822719-fall-incidence-fall-risk-factors-people-rheumatoid-arthritis.htm

Implementation of evidence-based prevention of falls in rehabilitation units: a staff's interactive approach.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To provide strategies to assist healthcare professionals in the area of rehabilitation to improve prevention of falls. DESIGN: A conceptual framework is described as a foundation for the proposal of 2 intertwined strategies, of ...
rec_pub_19893998-implementation-evidence-based-prevention-falls-rehabilitation-units.htm

Reducing falls among outpatients: a volunteer transports patients from the parking lot to their exercise programs.

30 Oct 2009
rec_pub_19826336-reducing-falls-outpatients-volunteer-transports-patients-parking-lot.htm

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 ...
rec_pub_19820520-wicked-problems-designing-healthcare-facilities.htm

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, ...
rec_pub_19797342-fall-prevention-supplemental-active-forms-vitamin-d-meta-analysis.htm

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 ...
rec_pub_19374504-traumatic-enucleation-avulsion-ophthalmic-artery-resulting-aneurysm.htm

Traumatic eye swelling. Subconjunctival and orbital emphysema with orbital floor fracture.

29 Sep 2009
rec_pub_19769893-traumatic-eye-swelling-subconjunctival-orbital-emphysema-orbital.htm

Relationship between bone, fracture, and exercise: the key role of vitamin D.

26 Sep 2009
rec_pub_19786688-relationship-bone-fracture-exercise-key-role-vitamin-d.htm

Upper limbs dysmetria caused by cervical spinal cord injury: a case report.

22 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Upper limbs dysmetria caused by spinal cord injury is very rare. We will discuss the associated mechanism in our articles. CASE PRESENTATION: A 51-year-old male had sudden onset of weakness, dysmetria over bilateral upper limbs and ...
rec_pub_19775477-upper-limbs-dysmetria-caused-cervical-spinal-cord-injury-case-report.htm

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