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Running head: Falls Prevention Among Elderly IndividualsFalls prevention among elderly individualsName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1Falls Prevention among elderly individualsContentsBackground:...............................................................................................................................5PHAA: Fall Injury Prevention in Older People Policy..........................................................7Policy Statement:.......................................................................................................................7PHAA Principles:.......................................................................................................................8PHAA Recommendations for Strategies:...................................................................................9PHAA recommendations for Actions:.....................................................................................11Recommended Updates:...........................................................................................................12In A Hospital Setting:...........................................................................................................13Prevention Strategies:.......................................................................................................13Education Strategies:........................................................................................................14Intervention Strategies:....................................................................................................14Residential Settings:.............................................................................................................15Education Strategies:........................................................................................................15Intervention Strategies:....................................................................................................16Home and Community Setting:............................................................................................16Prevention strategy:..........................................................................................................16Education Strategy:..........................................................................................................17Intervention Strategies:....................................................................................................17Interface Settings:.............................................................................................................17Implementation Plan:...........................................................................................................17

2Falls Prevention among elderly individualsEvaluation and Monitoring Strategies:.................................................................................18Documentation:....................................................................................................................18References:...............................................................................................................................20

3Falls Prevention among elderly individualsNAME OF DOCUMENT Fall Injury Prevention in Older People PolicyTYPE OF DOCUMENTPolicyDOCUMENT NUMBERNADATE OF PUBLICATION 1991RISK RATINGHighREVIEW DATEDocuments are to be reviewed amaximum of three years from date ofissue2015FORMER REFERENCE(S)Documents that are replaced by this oneNAEXECUTIVE SPONSOR or EXECUTIVE CLINICALSPONSORPublic Health Association of AustraliaAUTHORPosition responsible for the documentincluding email addressRichard Franklin & Lyndal Bugeja, Co-Convenors,Injury Prevention SIG –richard.franklin@jcu.edu.au;lyndal.c.bugeja@coronerscourt.vic.gov.auKEY TERMSFalls, prevention, fall injury, elderly patients, fall

4Falls Prevention among elderly individualsrisk, policySUMMARYBrief summary of the contents of thedocumentThe policy outlines the objectives and goals of thePublic Health Association of Australia in theprevention of injury related to falls for elderly peoplein Australia. The document provides variousstrategies which can be used to reduced, minimizedor prevented the risk of falls among the targetpopulation, supporting the strategies from evidencesfrom research. The document also outlines theguidelines set by Australian Commission on Safetyand Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) Falls BestPractice Guidelines (2009). Based on thesesupporting evidences, the document outlines thesteps and actions that can be used to reduce orprevent the risks due to falling among the elderlypeople.The document follows the best policy guidelines ofACSQHChttps://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Guidelines-COMM.pdfBackground:

5Falls Prevention among elderly individualsA fall can be understood as an incident which causes an individual coming at restaccidentally on the ground, floor or a lower level, according to the definition by the WorldHealth Organization (WHO). The WHO statistics shows that every year 646,000 people diedue to injuries caused by falling. Adults who are 65 years or older are at the highest risk offalling, and receiving a fatal injury due to it. Moreover, every year there are 37.3 millionincidents of falls, which require medical attention. The WHO recommends that preventativestrategies should focus on education, training and developing safe environments as well as onstudies on fall and fall prevention and devise effective policies to alleviate the risk of falling(who.int 2018). The risks of falling also increases with age, which is supported by theCanadian Community Health Survey in Canada on people above 65 years of age. Thestatistics (published by WHO) shows that the risk for fall related injuries increasedprogressively among the age groups 65-69 (35 cases), 70-74 (46 cases), 75-79 (66 cases) andabove 80 (76 cases). The statistics also showed comparatively higher risks of injuries relatedto falls among women, compared to men (who.int, 2018).Figure 1 Statistics on falls related injury rate: source (who.int 2018)

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