Since january 1st of this year, people over 65 years old had a fall in Europe, sometimes with serious consequences.
Since january 1st of this year, people over 65 years old had a fall in Europe, sometimes with serious consequences.
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A fall can be a brutal and fortuitous event in relation with an intercurrent factor, but can also be the symptom of an illness (see the chapter on causes of falls). In both cases, repeated falls mean that their cause (extrinsic factor or causal illness) is still present.
A medical history of falling in the previous year is thus one of the main fall risk factors. It is often combined with a lower level of autonomy.
Knowing how to identify an increase in falls is therefore interesting, for it is a good warning signal: it makes it possible to take early measures: seeking professional advice or setting up preventive measures at home (see the chapter on fall prevention).
