PrefaceFalls and syncope in elderly patients
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Rose Anne Kenny, MD
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2015, Journal of Geriatric OncologyCitation Excerpt :Falling is one of the major geriatric syndromes affecting mortality, morbidity and institutionalization.1
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2010, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and GerontologyA wearable system for pre-impact fall detection
2008, Journal of BiomechanicsCitation Excerpt :An investigation performed by Smeesters et al. showed that at any gait speed, that faint falls resulted in a greater number of sideways falls with impact near the hip (Smeesters et al., 2001). In these scenarios, the most promising prevention strategies for faint fall involves the identification of individuals who are at increased risk and the implementation of appropriate interventions, these include physical restraint (Gross et al., 1990), investigation of fall-related fractures prevention strategies (Smeesters et al., 2001; Van den Kroonenberg et al., 1996; Yamamoto et al., 2006), study of characteristics and risk factors of syncope (Kenny and O’Shea, 2002; Peczalski et al., 2006), and multi-factorial risk assessment and management (Sjösten et al., 2007; Weatherall, 2004). In fall intervention strategies, one of the key concerns in preventing or reducing the severity of injury in the elderly is to detect the fall in its descending phase (Hayes et al., 1996) before the impact (pre-impact fall detection).
Application of motion analysis system in pre-impact fall detection
2008, Journal of BiomechanicsCitation Excerpt :The most promising prevention strategies for falls and syncope involve the identification of individuals who are at increased risk and the implementation of appropriate interventions. Intervention programs include physical restraint (Tinetti, 1990; Gross et al., 1990), investigation of fall-related fractures prevention strategies (Van den Kroonenberg et al., 1996; Smeesters et al., 2001; Yamamoto et al., 2006), study of characteristics and risk factors of syncope (Kenny and O’Shea, 2002; Peczalski et al., 2006), and multifactorial risk assessment and management (Weatherall, 2004; Sjösten et al., 2007). In fall intervention strategies, one of the key concerns in preventing or reducing the severity of injury in the elderly is to detect fall in its descending phase before the impact.
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