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By Alan O’Keeffe, Wednesday August 31 2011 From: The Evening Herald (herald.ie) An elderly woman unable to get out of a very hot bath died from severe burns. Evelyn Attwell (78) was trapped in the scalding bath at her home in Dublin as her daughter desperately tried to break down the locked bathroom door. [...] From Medscape News Nursing home residents who are started on a diuretic, and those who are already on a diuretic and are switched to a higher dose, have an acute surge in their fall risk. This is according to data released here at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting. The study results [...] Willard Wilson began his morning like any other, making his way to his bathroom for a shave in a senior’s residence in Pierrefonds, near Montreal in Quebec, Canada. While he was getting ready to shave, the 94-year-old man lost his balance and fell into his empty bathtub. Trying to pull himself out of the [...] Falls. By children. By the elderly. For seniors, falls are associated with: lower-body weakness problems with balance and walking visual impairment chronic illness or a history of stroke. Falls are the leading cause of unintentional home injury deaths, accounting for 33 percent of deaths. According to the Home Safety Council (HSC) they account for more [...] According to a study by the Institute for Aging Research, older adults who fell outdoors were somewhat younger than those who fell indoors, more likely to be male and better educated, and had lifestyle characteristics indicative of better health. Those who fell indoors had more physical disabilities, took more medications, and had lower cognitive function [...] The fear of falling can ironically lead to more falls among the elderly, according to new research. Gait disturbances, or difficulty walking as a result of old age, often have many causes, according to the researchers from the Neurological Hospital and Health Center of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Germany. These can include visual defects, [...] From A to T, the National Institutes of Health has a wide range of health-related videos for seniors. Browse through the list: Alzheimer’s Disease Balance Problems Breast Cancer Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Cataract Colorectal Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) COPD Depression Diabetes Diabetic Retinopathy Dry Mouth Eating Well As You Get Older Exercise [...] Falls among elderly people are significantly associated with several classes of drugs, according to a study by the University of British Columbia. The study, published Nov. 23 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, provides the latest quantitative evidence of the impact of certain classes of medication on falling among seniors. Falling and fall-related complications such [...] Falls are the leading cause of injury, death, and emergency department visits for seniors. Dr. Judy Stevens from the CDC discusses the causes of these falls and how they can be prevented, including exercising, which increases muscle strength and improves balance and coordination. (Click to play audio. 3:42 minutes) [...] You would think hospitals are safe places. And they generally are. Yet injuries do happen *in* hospitals. And the # 1 injury is falling down, as this chilling excerpt from WBUR in Boston relates: It had been a typical Friday afternoon in the summer. “All of a sudden, out of nowhere, we heard a humongous [...] |
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