Could Fire and Rescue Services identify older people at risk of falls?
| Autor: | Finbarr C. Martin, David G. Whiting, Karen Lowton, Anne Laybourne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Health Promotion Risk Assessment Suicide prevention Fires Occupational safety and health Environmental health Injury prevention Rescue Work medicine Humans Cooperative Behavior Care Planning health care economics and organizations Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Public health Public sector Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics medicine.disease United Kingdom Accidental Falls Public service Business Medical emergency |
| Zdroj: | Primary Health Care Research & Development. 12:395-399 |
| ISSN: | 1477-1128 1463-4236 |
| Popis: | Protecting or improving the efficiency and effectiveness of services while reducing costs in response to public sector funding reductions is a significant challenge for all public service organisations. Preventing falls in older people is a major public health objective. We propose here an innovative model of community partnership with Fire and Rescue Services assisting falls prevention services to enhance the safety and well-being of older people in local communities through early identification of those who are at risk of injury from a fall or accidental domestic fire. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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