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Elderly Care: Preventing Falls

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Uploaded by on Jun 12, 2009

Falls are common in elderly people. Although they happen quite often they can be serious, or even deadly. On Good Morning Maryland @ 9, Dr. Alicia Arbaje from Johns Hopkins Medicine discussed the effects of elderly falls as well as how they can be prevented.

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  • According to statistics, getting help quickly after a fall reduces risk of hospitalization by 26% and death by over 80%. So it is important for the elderly to get a personal emergency response system to give them the capability to call for an immediate help in times of emergency.

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