Falls Awareness Training

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Presenting the Presentation
Fiona O'Driscoll Health Promotion Officer South
Gloucestershire Council
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Falls Awareness Training
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Aims Objectives

• What makes people fall?
• What are the implications of falling?
• Identify potential areas of personal and
  environmental risks
• Understand what can be done to prevent falls, and
  who can help

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How big a problem is falls?

• Heart conditions
• Strokes
• Falls

159,000 deaths per year 152,000 strokes per
year 2,700,000 per year 4,000 deaths per year in
the over 65s
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Falls In Older People

• In England, the number and rate of serious
  injuries from falling is increasing at around 10
  every year.
• Hip fracture incidence has been projected to
  increase by 50 by 2020.
• Falls and fractures in people aged 65 and over
  account for 4 million bed days
• Costs associated with fragility fractures
  estimated at 2 billion a year
• Approximately 30 of people over 65 years of age
  living in the community fall each year.

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Group Activity Personal Risk Factors
Why do older people fall? List the personal risk
factors you think could make an older person more
likely to fall
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Main Personal Risk Factors
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What are the implications?

• Physical injuries
• Loss of independence
• Psychological
• Social impact
• Carer impact
• Cost to services

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Group Activity Environmental Risk Factors
Why do older people fall? List the environmental
risk factors you think could make an older person
more likely to fall
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Environmental Risk Factors
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Identifying people at risk

• Ask about falls
• Use a Falls Risk Screen
• Home Hazard self assessment tool

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4. Film
Head Over Heels DVD
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What can be done?

• Medical investigations and medicine review
• Exercise strength and balance training
• Home Hazards O.T. and Care Repair
• Raise Awareness with everyone
• Think Why did they fall
• Use this Avonsafe Training Pack

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Recap Aims Objectives

• What makes people fall?
• What are the implications of falling?
• Identify potential areas of personal and
  environmental risks
• Understand what can be done to prevent falls, and
  who can help
• Any Questions?

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• Thank you for listening please fill in the
  evaluation sheet before you go.
• This training package has been put together by
  the Avonsafe Older Peoples Group in partnership
  with Awareness Training Group and Lifeskills.