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Tag: pressure sores

Getting up after a fall

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Emma Hammett

Getting up after a fall is a skill which can mean an elderly person gets help faster and minimises complications such as pressure sores and hypothermia. More than 500,000 people aged over 65 years of age attend accident and emergency departments every year as the result of accidents at home – the majority of these […]

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Posted in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Men's Health, Women's HealthTagged A&E, emergency, fall, falls, hypothermia, pressure soresLeave a comment on Getting up after a fall

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