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falls in older adults
Falls in older adults are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The cause is often multi-factorial, and may require a multi-disciplinary approach both to treat any injuries sustained and to prevent future falls.〔 Falls include dropping from a standing position, or from exposed positions such as those on ladders or stepladders. The severity of injury is generally related to the height of the fall. The state of the ground surface onto which the victim falls is also important, harder surfaces causing more severe injury. Falls can be prevented by ensuring that carpets are tacked down, that objects like electric cords are not in one's path, that hearing and vision are optimized, dizziness is minimized, alcohol intake is moderated and that shoes have low heels or rubber soles.
==Definition==
The unintentionally dropping onto the ground or lower level, not as a result of a major intrinsic event (such as a stroke) or overwhelming hazard.” Other definitions are more inclusive and do not exclude "major intrinsic events" as a fall.〔http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2653/〕 Such falls are clearly of accidental origin, which might include a large number of causes, such as slips, trips and over-balancing.
Falls are an important aspect of geriatric medicine.
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