Falls

Children

1.	Falls Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/sheets/falls_sheet.html




2.	Keeping Kids Safe from Home Falls National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/kidfalls.htm




3.	Protecting Children from Window Falls Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/breaking_news/window_falls.html

National Institutes of Health

1.	Preventing Falls and Fractures National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/falls.asp

Organizations

1.	National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/




2.	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/

Overviews

1.	Why Do We Fall? American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/balance/fall.cfm




2.	Don't Let a Fall Be Your Last Trip American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=74&topcategory=Prev...

Prevention/Screening

1.	Preventing the Fall: Designs on Building Safe Home National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/ifalls/falfalls.htm




2.	Tai Chi May Combat Seniors' Fear of Falling American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/injuries/falls.htm




3.	Prevent Falls! American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=102&topcategory=Hip...




4.	Falls: Reduce Your Risk Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00657




5.	Slide Show: Balance Exercises to Keep You Steady o Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00049

Related Issues

1.	What You Need to Know about Balance and Falls American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/Consumer/ptandyourbody/balance_and_falls




2.	Falls and Related Fractures Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r613i&doctitle=Falls+and+Related+Fract...




3.	Footwear and Falls American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=83&topcategory=Foot...




4.	Getting Up from a Fall American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=11&topcategory=Prev...

Seniors

1.	Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/Check%20for%20SafetyCOLOR.pdf




2.	Falls and Balance Problems American Geriatrics Society http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/pef/falls_and_balance_problem...

Statistics

1.	Falls in Nursing Homes National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/nursing.htm




2.	Falls and Hip Fractures among Older Adults National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/falls.htm




3.	Fall-Related Injuries during the Holiday Season, U Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs041210.htm




4.	Costs of Fall Injuries among Older Adults National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/fallcost.htm