About This Course:
This course discusses several aspects of falls prevention. The areas that will
be covered in this course are:
~Falls
~Falls Risk Assessment
~Having a Falls risk Assessment
~Falls – Risk Factors
~Traditional Risk Factors Categories
~Risk Factors – Age Related
~Risk Factors – Lifestyle and Behavior
~Impaired Balance
~Muscle Strength or Weakness
~Muscle Weakness
~Walking
~Walking Problems
~Vision
~Low Vision or Blindness
~Environment
~Environmental Hazards
~Preventing Environmental Hazards
~Medications
~Low Blood Pressure
~Footwear
~Fear of Falling
~Downward Cycle of Fear
~Possible Consequences of Falls
Objectives:
After completing this course, learners will successfully be able to:
1. list several risk factors.
2. recognize environmental hazards.
3. state possible consequences of falls.
There are several informative websites that you might find to be useful resources on falls prevention. These links can be found by clicking on the "External Links" button located on the left side button bar.