@article{ref1,
title="Older adult falls: effective approaches to prevention",
journal="Current trauma reports",
year="2017",
author="Dellinger, Ann",
volume="3",
number="2",
pages="118-123",
abstract="PURPOSE: The issue of older adult falls combines a problem with high incidence and high injury susceptibility with an increasing population at risk. A firm understanding of both fall risk factors and effective strategies is required to reduce risk and prevent these injuries. RECENT FINDINGS: Each year, 28.7% of older adults aged ≥65 sustain a fall. At the national level, this represents 29 million falls resulting in 27,000 deaths and 7 million injuries requiring medical treatment or restricted activity for at least 1 day. There are several strategies that have been shown to effectively reduce the risk or the incidence of falls. SUMMARY: More than 90% of older adults see a medical provider at least once a year providing an opportunity to identify and address fall risk factors. Comprehensive fall prevention in the primary care setting is both feasible and practical.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2198-6096",
doi="10.1007/s40719-017-0087-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40719-017-0087-x"
}