WHO defines the fall as a result of
any event which tumbles down the person against their will.
The elderly patient is at high risk
of falls. There are many risk factors that make the elderly susceptible to
falls.
We must bear in mind that a patient
suffering from a fall are at risk for a fracture, the most common being the hip
suffering a post-fall syndrome or suffer social isolation.
Since my point of view is very
important that the patient has autonomy, which can perform basic activities of
daily living and instrumental daily life.
A drop will cause the patient to
reduce or eliminate their mobility therefore not be autonomous.
A result of a fall is encouraged
bedridden patient which would lead to the emergence of multiple complications,
highlighting the possibility of having a pressure ulcer.
I think it will be an important role of nursing to educate the patient, teaching him to rise, deriving to carry out
rehabilitation aid, assistive devices and encourage him to walk again, reducing
anxiety and fear of falling as we must to avoid in the elderly mobility
impaired, leading to the institutionalization of the elderly and death.
Bibliography:
1. Risk factors for falls in the elderly: sistematyc review. Rev. Saúde Pública vol.42 no.5 São Paulo Oct. 2008. Available in:
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