Falls and Fracture Prevention
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10 Chapters
30 mins

Falls and Fracture Prevention

This module aims to provide you with standard principles and best practice guidelines in relation to falls and fracture prevention, including definitions of falls, prevention, and management of falls.
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Falls and Fracture Prevention
10 Chapters
30 mins
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About The Course

This module aims to provide you with standard principles and best practice guidelines in relation to falls and fracture prevention, including definitions of falls, prevention, and management of falls. It reviews the actions to be taken following a fall and explores the psychological impact of falling. 

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Learning Outcomes
  • Define the term 'fall'
  • Discuss the epidemiology and prevalence of falls within the United Kingdom (UK)
  • Explain the importance of effective and evidence-based falls management and prevention
  • Recall and list the risk factors for falling
  • Understand the importance of completing an assessment on a service user who has fallen
  • Recognise the consequences of falls for the service user and organisation
  • Discuss falls prevention strategies and appreciate how these strategies apply to everyday clinical practice
  • Explain ways in which those who have fallen may be treated
  • Understand the requirements for record keeping, and the general process of reporting a fall on an incident management system to enable risk of repeat falls to be lessened
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Course Modules
Chapter 1 Introduction: What Are Falls and Who is at Risk?
Chapter 2 Causes of Falls
Chapter 3 Assessing a Patient After They Have Fallen
Chapter 4 Consequences of Falls
Chapter 5 Falls Prevention Strategies
Chapter 6 Providing Care for People Who Have Had a Fall
Chapter 7 Falls Documentation
Chapter 8 Reporting a Fall
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 10 References
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