Falls Prevention

Falls Prevention

This course is designed to counter the problem of vulnerable people falling, there's a 70% estimate that over the age of 70 individuals have serious falls resulting in after care, this can be reduced and the effects on those who have falls managed to prevent unnecessary injury and loss. Through good environmental assessment and consistent approaches to risk assessment and risk minimisation the lives of others can be protected.

Course outline:

· Introduction to falls prevention

· Common risk factors and current statistics

· Environmental assessment

· High risk individuals

· Associated illnesses

· Legal action and observing the law

· Five step approach