Casebook of Traumatic Injury Prevention
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44866
Richard Volpe.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This casebook profiles exceptional traumatic injury prevention programs from all over the globe. Its detailed description and analysis employ a multi-stage process of identifying, evaluating, and casing effective prevention practices. The case studies reflect how legislative and regulatory information impact prevention efforts and provides insight into how national centers for injury prevention and control inform prevention practices on countrywide levels. The authors work with outcome-based re…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Volpe, Richard
- Responsibility
- Richard Volpe
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 562 p.) . 69 illus., 40 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030274191
- 9783030274184 (Print ed.)
- 9783030274207 (Print ed.)
- 9783030274214 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
- Athletic Injuries - prevention & control
- Community Health Services
- Organizational Case Studies
- Specialty
- Health Promotion
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This casebook profiles exceptional traumatic injury prevention programs from all over the globe. Its detailed description and analysis employ a multi-stage process of identifying, evaluating, and casing effective prevention practices. The case studies reflect how legislative and regulatory information impact prevention efforts and provides insight into how national centers for injury prevention and control inform prevention practices on countrywide levels. The authors work with outcome-based research criteria to select and develop their comprehensive and contextually aware profiles of the programs. All included case studies follow the BRIO approach (Background, Resources, Implementation, and Outcome) – a model designed to provide a consistent way of describing programs that have been evaluated and found to be exceptional practices. The scope of the Casebook ranges across. The challenge of traumatic injury prevention Sports and recreation-related traumatic injury prevention Fall-related traumatic injury prevention Road traffic-related traumatic injury prevention Traumatic injury prevention within complex systems In its recognition of traumatic injury prevention across the lifespan as a critical and complex public health challenge, the Casebook of Traumatic Injury Prevention promises to be an influential and authoritative resource for professionals and students in public health, safety, injury prevention, medicine, psychology, sociology, nursing, and engineering. Government agencies and institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health departments, and safety associations also would find the Casebook relevant to their work.
- Contents
- 1. The Challenge of Traumatic Injury Prevention -- Part I. Sports and Recreation-related Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 2. Overview of Sports and Recreation Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 3. Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports -- 4. Play it Cool: Hockey Safety -- 5. RugbySmart -- 6. SafeClub: An Effective Soccer Injury Prevention Program -- 7. It Ain’t Brain Surgery: A Prevention Program for Snowboarders and Skiers -- 8. Riding and Road Safety Test -- 9. The 4-H Community ATV Safety Program -- 10. Bike Safety and Awareness Program -- 11. The National Program for Playground Safety -- Part II. Fall-related Traumatic Injury Prevention: Falls across the Life-Span -- 12. Overview of Falls Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs: Falls across the Life-Span -- 13. Kids Can’t Fly: A Childhood Injury Prevention Program -- 14. Fall Safe Project: West Virginia -- 15. The Stay On Your Feet (SOYF) New South Wales Program -- 16. Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service Falls Prevention Project -- 17. The Otago Exercise Program: A Home-Based, Individually Tailored, Strength and Balance Retraining Program -- Part III. Road Traffic-related Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 18. Overview of Roads Safety Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 19. Vision Zero -- 20. Black Spot Program: Australia -- 21. External Vehicle Speed Control/Intelligent Speed Adaptation -- 22. COMPASS Program -- 23. Active & Safe Routes to School -- 24. Graduated Driver Licensing: California Program -- 25. DriveABLE Assessment Centers Inc. -- 26. Alberta Ignition Interlock Program (IIP) -- Part IV. Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs within Complex Systems -- 27. Overview of Complex Systems Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 28. Nurse-Family Partnership -- 29. UCLA Parent-Child Health and Wellness Program: Prevention of Injuries by Parents with Intellectual Disabilities -- 30. Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- 31. ThinkFirst Foundation Canada: A National Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program -- 32. UCLA-Labor Occupational Safety Program: Youth Project -- 33. MOREOB: Managing Obstetric Risk Efficiently - A Program for Patient Safety and High Reliability in Obstetrics -- 34. Safe Babies New York: The Upstate New York Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Education Program -- 35. New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Fall and injury prevention in long-term care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37444
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2216
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Most falls happen during transfers from sitting to standing, or changing locations. This may be switching from a bed to a wheelchiar, switching from walking to sitting, or getting on or off the toilet.This pamphlet includes a list of factors that may make you more at risk of falling and general advice about fall prevention.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Long-Term Care
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- Most falls happen during transfers from sitting to standing, or changing locations. This may be switching from a bed to a wheelchiar, switching from walking to sitting, or getting on or off the toilet.This pamphlet includes a list of factors that may make you more at risk of falling and general advice about fall prevention.
- Notes
- Previous title: Fall Prevention
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 2216
Fall prevention checklist
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35659
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1649
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Ask a family member or friend to help you work through this list. Check off all the ways you can make your home safer and help prevent falls. The French version of this pamphlet, 1657 "Prévention des chutes : liste de contrôle", is also available.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention
- Specialty
- Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
- Abstract
- Ask a family member or friend to help you work through this list. Check off all the ways you can make your home safer and help prevent falls. The French version of this pamphlet, 1657 "Prévention des chutes : liste de contrôle", is also available.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1649
Falls and Cognition in Older Persons : Fundamentals, Assessment and Therapeutic Options
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45027
Manuel Montero-Odasso, Richard Camicioli, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
This book provides practical tools for fall prevention in cognitively impaired older adults. The text presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art update that covers the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of the event, which affects up to 60 percent of aging patients with cognitive impairment. Written by transdisciplinary experts in experts in geriatric medicine, rehabilitation, neurology, and physiotherapy, the text presents practical, evidence-based guidelines for the a…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Montero-Odasso, Manuel
- Camicioli, Richard
- Responsibility
- Manuel Montero-Odasso, Richard Camicioli, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 436 p.) : 41 illus., 25 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030242336
- 9783030242329 (Print ed.)
- 9783030242343 (Print ed.)
- 9783030242350 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Aged
- Cognitive Dysfunction - complications
- Geriatric Assessment
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- This book provides practical tools for fall prevention in cognitively impaired older adults. The text presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art update that covers the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of the event, which affects up to 60 percent of aging patients with cognitive impairment. Written by transdisciplinary experts in experts in geriatric medicine, rehabilitation, neurology, and physiotherapy, the text presents practical, evidence-based guidelines for the assessment, approach, and treatment of these patients and includes illustrations and resources for quick reference. Falls and Cognition in Older Persons is a unique contribution to the literature serving geriatricians, family medicine physicians, emergency medicine physicians, neurologists, rehabilitation and physiotherapy specialists, geriatric nurses, and those interested in public health.
- Contents
- Part I. Fundamentals -- 1. Falls as a Manifestation of Brain Failure: Gait, Cognition, and the Neurobiology of Falls -- 2. Dismobility in Aging and the Role of Cognition and Health Consequences of Reduced Mobility -- 3. Epidemiology and Falls Risk Factors in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults -- 4. Depression, Fear of Falling, Cognition and Falls -- 5. Frailty, Cognition, and Falls -- Part II. Assessments -- 6. Comprehensive Falls Assessment: Cognitive Impairment Is a Matter to Consider -- 7. Gait Variability and Fall Risk in Older Adults: The Role of Cognitive Function -- 8. Assistive Devices, Falls, and Cognitive Aspects -- 9. Medication Use and Falls in People with Cognitive Impairment. Assessment and Management Strategies -- 10. Neurobiology of Falls: Neuroimaging Assessment -- Part III. Special Patients and Settings -- 11. Falls in Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia -- 12. Falls in Older Adults with MCI and Alzheimer’s Disease -- 13. Delirium, Restraint Use and Falls -- 14. Approaches for Falls Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Home Settings -- Part IV. Prevention and Interventions -- 15. Evidence, Recommendations, and Current Gaps in Guidelines for Fall Prevention and Treatments -- 16. Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment -- 17. Cognitive Training and Mobility: Implications for Falls Prevention -- 18 Virtual Reality Training as an Intervention to Reduce Falls -- 19. Cognitive Enhancers as a Means to Reduce Falls in Older Adults -- 20. Dual-Task Training in Cognitively Impaired and Intact Older Populations to Reduce Fall Risk: Evidence from Previous Intervention Trials by Using a Systematic Review Approach -- 21. Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Reduce Falls in Older Adults -- Part V. Future Directions and Conclusions -- 22. Engineering Human Gait and the Potential Role of Wearable Sensors to Monitor Falls.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Falls assessment and prevention : home, hospital, and extended care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23871
Alvord, Lynn S.
--San Diego, CA:
Plural Pub.
, 2008.
- Call Number
- WA 288 A476f 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WA 288 A476f 2007
- Author
- Alvord, Lynn S
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, CA
- Publisher
- Plural Pub.
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 264 p.
- ISBN
- 9781597561204
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Falls in older people : risk factors and strategies for prevention
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23872
Lord, Stephen R.
(2nd ed.)
--Cambridge, England:
Cambridge University Press
, 2007.
- Call Number
- WA 288 F196 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WA 288 F196 2007
- Author
- Lord, Stephen R
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, England
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 395 p.
- ISBN
- 9780521680998
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control - aged
- Risk Factors - Aged
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
The falls management program : a quality improvement initiative for nursing facilities
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22797
Taylor, Jo A,.
--Atlanta, GA:
Center for Health and Aging
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WT 155 T243f 2005
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WT 155 T243f 2005
- Author
- Taylor, Jo A,
- Other Authors
- Parmelee, Patgricia
- Place of Publication
- Atlanta, GA
- Publisher
- Center for Health and Aging
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Safety Management
- Nursing Homes
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Falls Prevention and Injury Reduction
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38129
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1308
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls can happen anywhere. You are more likely to fall when you are in a new place such as a hospital. In a hospital, your risk of falling is higher because of: procedures and treatments, unfamiliar surroundings, sedations, medications, lighting and the use of special equipment. Falls do happen, but most can be prevented.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Alternate Title
- IWK Health
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- Falls can happen anywhere. You are more likely to fall when you are in a new place such as a hospital. In a hospital, your risk of falling is higher because of: procedures and treatments, unfamiliar surroundings, sedations, medications, lighting and the use of special equipment. Falls do happen, but most can be prevented.
- Responsibility
- IWK Patient Safety & Risk, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1308
Falls prevention in the hospital : Digby General Hospital, Roseway Hospital, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36541
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth, Digy & Roseway Hospitals. Rehabilitation Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2019.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1974
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are one of the most common causes of injury.This pamphlet includes info about who is at a higher risk of falling, what to do before coming to the hospital and while you are at the hospital, as well as falls prevention tips for visiting the hospital.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth, Digy & Roseway Hospitals. Rehabilitation Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Accidents--Prevention
- Patients--Safety measures
- Falls (Accidents)
- Specialty
- Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
- Abstract
- Falls are one of the most common causes of injury.This pamphlet includes info about who is at a higher risk of falling, what to do before coming to the hospital and while you are at the hospital, as well as falls prevention tips for visiting the hospital.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Rehabilitation Services, Yarmouth, Digby & Roseway
- Pamphlet Number
- 1974
Footwear and footcare tips for seniors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38193
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Seniors.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2347
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
1 in 3 seniors in Nova Scotia fall each year. As you get older, it is important to take care of your feet and wear proper footwear. Keeping your feet healthy can help you keep your balance and prevent falls. This pamphlet explains how to take care of your feet and what kind of footwear is best. An image is included that explains what to look for when choosing a shoe.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Seniors
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Geriatrics
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- 1 in 3 seniors in Nova Scotia fall each year. As you get older, it is important to take care of your feet and wear proper footwear. Keeping your feet healthy can help you keep your balance and prevent falls. This pamphlet explains how to take care of your feet and what kind of footwear is best. An image is included that explains what to look for when choosing a shoe.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Clinical Coordinator for Fall Prevention, FMH, Seniors
- Pamphlet Number
- 2347
Gait disorders : evaluation and management
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23052
Hausdorff, Jeffrey M.
--Boca Raton, FL:
Taylor and Francis
, 2005.
- Call Number
- WE 103 G144 2005
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WE 103 G144 2005
- Author
- Hausdorff, Jeffrey M
- Other Authors
- Alexander, Neil B
- Place of Publication
- Boca Raton, FL
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Publication
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 409 p.
- Series Vol.
- 73
- Series Title
- Neurological disease and therapy
- ISBN
- 0824723937
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Gait - physiology
- Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Gait Disorders, Neurologic - diagnosis
- Gait Disorders, Neurologic - rehabilitation
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Hip protectors
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37526
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Western Zone. Falls and Injury Reduction.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2248
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Hip protectors are plastic shields or foam pads used to protect the hip area. Why hip protectors are needed as well as how to use them are reviewed. A size measurement chart is included. Ask your occupational therapist or physiotherapist if hip protectors are right for you.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([6] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Hip Injuries - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Accidents--Prevention
- Falls (Accidents)
- Hip joint
- Specialty
- Muscoskeletal System
- Abstract
- Hip protectors are plastic shields or foam pads used to protect the hip area. Why hip protectors are needed as well as how to use them are reviewed. A size measurement chart is included. Ask your occupational therapist or physiotherapist if hip protectors are right for you.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Falls and Injury Reduction, Western Zone
- Pamphlet Number
- 2248
Home safety : preventing falls at home
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37564
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Fishermen's Memorial Hospital. Falls Prevention.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2270
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians. This pamphlet includes a checklist to help you find out if you are at risk of falling. Tips to prevent falls are included.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (14 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Safety
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Specialty
- Geriatrics
- Abstract
- Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Canadians. This pamphlet includes a checklist to help you find out if you are at risk of falling. Tips to prevent falls are included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Falls Prevention, Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital; Adapted from: Healthy Ageing and Geriatrics Program “Preventing Falls at Home” Sinai Health and the University Health Network
- Pamphlet Number
- 2270
Medication-Related Falls in Older People : Causative Factors and Management Strategies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40217
Allen R. Huang, Louise Mallet, editors.
--Cham:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis
, c2016.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Comprising a single repository of knowledge and scientific evidence in the field, this book provides strategies to mitigate fall risk by providing information on the complex interactions between aging processes, co-morbid conditions and prescribed medications in older patients. Geriatric health is becoming a more prominent issue as the population ages, and balancing the beneficial effects of medication against the potential and real side-effects in these patients involves a deliberate and thoug…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Huang, Allen R
- Mallet, Louise
- Responsibility
- Allen R. Huang, Louise Mallet, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 261 p. : 12 illus., 9 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319323046
- 9783319323022 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
- Risk Factors
- Abstract
- Comprising a single repository of knowledge and scientific evidence in the field, this book provides strategies to mitigate fall risk by providing information on the complex interactions between aging processes, co-morbid conditions and prescribed medications in older patients. Geriatric health is becoming a more prominent issue as the population ages, and balancing the beneficial effects of medication against the potential and real side-effects in these patients involves a deliberate and thoughtful task: physiologic aging, the accumulation of co-morbidities, and the use of drugs to manage various conditions and symptoms generates a unique set of problems for each patient. Falls are a dreaded event in older people. The event can affect a person in a physical, and psychological manner, resulting in soft tissue and bony injury, fear of falling, and depression. The identification of and reduction in fall risks in older people is a worldwide concern, and reducing the incidence of falls is a ubiquitous quality measure of health care delivery. Heterogeneity amongst older people precludes a single solution. However, physicians and others involved in the care of geriatric patients will benefit from the presented insights into how medication use can be modified to limit its impact as a contributing factor.
- Contents
- Part I. Background -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Aging Population and Falls: Consequences and Costs -- 3. Falls Count and Counting Falls: Making Sense of Data About Falls -- Part 2. Drugs and Falls: Why are Older People at Risk? -- Part II.: Drugs and Falls: Why Are Older People at Risk? -- 4. Polypharmacy -- 5. Pharmacology of Drugs in Aging -- 6. Age-Related Physical and Physiologic Changes and Co-Morbidities in Older People: Association with Falls -- 7. Adverse Events & Falls -- 8. Risk Factors for Falls in the Elderly -- Part III. Medications Associated with Falls in the Elderly -- 9. Psychotropic Drugs -- 10. Benzodiazepines -- 11. Drugs for Degenerative Neurologic Conditions: Antiparkinson Medications, Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine -- 12. Antihypertensive and Cardiovascular Medications -- 13. Glucose Control Medications -- Part IV. Management of Medication-Related Falls -- 14. Inappropriate Medications and Risk of Falls in Older Adults -- 15. Identifying Explicit Criteria for the Prevention of Falls -- 16. Approach to Medication Reviews in Older Adults -- 17. Withdrawal of Falls-Risk Increasing Drugs -- 18. Benzodiazepines Withdrawal in the Elderly: A Practical Approach -- 19. Role of Information and Communication Technologies -- 20. A Novel Personalized Falls Risk Calculator Tool: A Prototype for Improving the Safety of Prescribing Through Computerized Decision Support -- 21. Future Directions.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Preventing falls and injuries during your hospital stay
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35652
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1643
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
This pamphlet gives ways to lower your risk of falling while in the hospital. Reasons why you may be at greater risk of falling are listed. Topics include: hospital bed safety, getting up, going to the washroom, and safety reminders. The French version of this pamphlet 1656, "Prévention des chutes et des blessures aux soins de courte durée", is also available.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention
- Abstract
- This pamphlet gives ways to lower your risk of falling while in the hospital. Reasons why you may be at greater risk of falling are listed. Topics include: hospital bed safety, getting up, going to the washroom, and safety reminders. The French version of this pamphlet 1656, "Prévention des chutes et des blessures aux soins de courte durée", is also available.
- Notes
- Previous title: Fall and injury prevention in acute care
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1643
Preventing Falls at the IWK
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37864
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0890
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. Tips to help reduce your risk of falls.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. Tips to help reduce your risk of falls.
- Responsibility
- IWK Patient Safety & Risk, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0890
Preventing falls during pregnancy : Yarmouth Regional Hospital
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36581
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Women and Children's Health Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2005
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
Falls are the most common cause of minor injury during pregnancy. The weight of your growing belly can affect your balance. Pregnancy hormones relax your joints and ligaments to get your body ready for birth. This can also affect the way you move and walk. You might feel a bit clumsy. This is common. You may have low blood sugar and/or low blood pressure when you are pregnant. This can sometimes make you feel faint or dizzy. Tips to help lower your risk of falls are provided.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Women and Children's Health Unit
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([1] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accident Prevention
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Prenatal Care
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Accidents--Prevention
- Falls (Accidents)
- Prenatal care
- Abstract
- Falls are the most common cause of minor injury during pregnancy. The weight of your growing belly can affect your balance. Pregnancy hormones relax your joints and ligaments to get your body ready for birth. This can also affect the way you move and walk. You might feel a bit clumsy. This is common. You may have low blood sugar and/or low blood pressure when you are pregnant. This can sometimes make you feel faint or dizzy. Tips to help lower your risk of falls are provided.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Women and Children's Health Unit, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 2005
Preventing Falls in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37887
IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, IWK. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0950
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Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. In the NICU, there is a greater risk of falling because of lines and tubes, special equipment, incubators, dimmed lighting, lack of sleep, and medications. Tips to help reduce yo…
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- Corporate Author
- IWK. Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience
- IWK. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Alternate Title
- (NICU)
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Patient Safety
- Safety Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Falls (Accidents)--Prevention
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Patient safety
- Abstract
- Falls are the most common injury during pregnancy. The weight of the growing baby can shift your centre of gravity and affect your sense of balance. Hormone changes can affect the way you move and walk. Blood sugar level changes or blood pressure changes during pregnancy can sometimes make you feel faint and dizzy. In the NICU, there is a greater risk of falling because of lines and tubes, special equipment, incubators, dimmed lighting, lack of sleep, and medications. Tips to help reduce your risk of falls.
- Responsibility
- IWK Patient Safety & Risk, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0950
Preventing patient falls : establishing a fall intervention program
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30775
Janice M. Morse, author.
(2nd ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Company
, c2009.
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- Location
- Online
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- Author
- Morse, Janice M
- Responsibility
- Janice M. Morse, author
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Physical Description
- 172 p.
- ISBN
- 9780826103895
- Contents
- Creating a fall intervention program : an overview -- Creating a safe environment : preventing accidental falls -- Monitoring falls in the institution -- Predicting physiological anticipated falls -- Intervention : fall prevention and protection -- Conducting a fall assessment -- Evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Prévention des chutes et des blessures pendant votre hospitalisation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35669
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1656
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Le dépliant suggère des moyens de réduire vos risques de chute pendant que vous êtes à l’hôpital. Les raisons pour lesquelles vous présentez un risque accru de chutes sont indiquées. Le dépliant traite notamment de la sécurité liée au lit d’hôpital et du fait de vous lever et d’aller à la toilette. Quelques conseils en matière de sécurité sont aussi fournis. ; This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 1643, "Prevening Falls and Injuries During Your Hospital Stay". This pamphlet gives…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Accidental Falls - prevention & control
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Hospitals--Safety measures
- Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention
- Abstract
- Le dépliant suggère des moyens de réduire vos risques de chute pendant que vous êtes à l’hôpital. Les raisons pour lesquelles vous présentez un risque accru de chutes sont indiquées. Le dépliant traite notamment de la sécurité liée au lit d’hôpital et du fait de vous lever et d’aller à la toilette. Quelques conseils en matière de sécurité sont aussi fournis.
- This is a French translation of the English pamphlet 1643, "Prevening Falls and Injuries During Your Hospital Stay". This pamphlet gives ways to lower your risk of falling while in the hospital. Reasons why you may be at greater risk of falling are listed. Topics include: hospital bed safety, getting up, going to the washroom, and safety reminders.
- Notes
- Previous title: Prévention des chutes et des blessures aux soins de courte durée
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Provincial Falls Prevention Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1656
