Fall prevention in elderly - Dr. Anitha Arockiasamy

The family can do some specific things in order to help for the elders to prevent from falling. Make them to exercise regularly this helps to get strong muscles and nerves will work actively. The second thing is that checkup eye regularly.

If you observe any fall of older adults first of all check if they are stabilized or not. If there is no excessive movement of joints this could be a fracture. Then shift them to the hospital as early as possible.

The first consequence of orders is most of them end up with a black eye, which is a soft issue injury around the eye, this indicates that the elder one not conscious when they are falling. A second consequence is a fracture of the hip bone, this puts them at huge inconvenience because they are bound to the bed for some days. So at that instant you may increase self confidence in them.