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Life Education
Ebook
Ms. Cheah Siew Jiun
• Graduated with Bachelor of
Science (Honours) in
Nursing Practice
Development
• Nurse Educator of ReGen
Rehab Hospital
Falls are LARGELY PREVENTABLE!
Definition of Fall
• An individual comes to rest on the ground or other
lower level with or without the loss of consciousness.
(Rubinstein,1986)
• Includes slips, trips, imbalance etc.
Picture taken from: https://ninkatec.com/falls-in-elderly-people/
