Injury following falls is one of the major problems in the health care of the elderly. Falls have many causes, disturbance of balance, poor sight, inappropriate mobility aids and confusion. The morbidity, frequently complicated by fracture bones weakened by osteoporosis, can be very severe indeed, often life-threatening. This book should be of interest to geriatricians, rehabilitationists, geriatric nurses, physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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26 line illustrations, index
ISBN-13
978-0-340-54848-6 (9780340548486)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The consequences of falls and falling in the elderly and society; facts and uncertainties - the epidemiology of falls; balance and falling; "dizziness" and falling; why do old people fall?; the clinical management of fallers; prevention of falls; the future.
