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Falls Risk - Coggle Diagram
Falls Risk
Risk factor
Dehydration: can be part of an acute illness: confusion, constipation, hypotension.
Nutritional intake: low body mass index and malnutrition are associated with increased risk of falling largerly related to poorer muscle mass and unsteady gait.
Other conditions: arthritis, diabetes, incontinence, stroke, Parkinson's disease.
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Polypharmacy: psychiatric drugs, hypotensive drugs.
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Cognitive impairment
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Can take the form of: Dementia, Delirium and, Depression
Mobility problems
Linked to neurological causes: Stroke, Parkinson's disease, brain damage, joint disease or muscle weakness.
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Definition
A fall is defined as an event which causes a person to, unintentionally, rest on the ground or other lower level