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Shows readers how to avoid falls throughout daily life by controlling, minimizing, or eliminating hazards found in the home and the environment.
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Tideiksaar (Fall Prevention Services, Strategies and Technologies, Eldercare Companies, Inc.) presents the new edition of a text previously titled Falls in Older Persons . He argues that falls are predictable occurrences that are the outcome of multitude of host-related and environmental factors that can be minimized or eliminated. Writing for institutions housing older people he outlines these factors and discusses medical, rehabilitative, and environmental strategies for reducing fall risk. "Best practice" guidelines for the management of falls and fall risk in acute care hospitals and nursing facilities are then presented. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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