Fall prevention prescription to help you do the "tumbler"

Fall prevention prescription to help you do the "tumbler" Deputy Xu Jie, Director of the Fujian Provincial Hospital ofMinistry of health published the report on injury prevention in China showed that elderly aged 65 or above in China, per cent of male, 23% female caused by falls, fractures, craniocerebral injury of spleen rupture, and the rising incidence with age of falling growth. Prevent falls from the start with the details of the life you want, below, drawn a fall prevention experts for your prescription to help you from falling. Prescription: it is best not to wear slippersin clothes, particularly noting trousers and shoes. Pants legs of older persons should not be too long, put on not after feeling to the soles. If the BOTTOM back, often stained with soil, is already too long, but also to avoid trousers are too fat or too bloated so easy trip. Old wear shoes must not only have the size appropriate, wearing well fitting these basic elements, shoes, followed by a certain height, generally 1.5~3 cm, soles also should not be too soft, shoe heel wide high safety factor. Should also be considered as possible slip-proof features, select the shoe soles have deep lines as possible. It is best not to wear slippers, because poor grip and protection effect of slippers. Prescription two: vitamin dAustralia scientists found that lack of vitamin d in the body is an important factor leading to easily falls in the elderly. Research shows that vitamin d can not only reduce the number of falls in the elderly, but also to reduce injuries due to falls. Vitamin d synthesis by the skin in natural sunlight. Scientists say the elderly to avoid the Sun too long, but the average spend 20 minutes a day bathed in sunlight is necessary. In addition, older persons can also oral vitamin supplements to increase the reserves of vitamin d in the body. Prescription three: sitting bath safetoilet is a high risk of falls in the elderly. Older persons should take a bath, shower down small stools or chairs, sitting and bathing. Sitting bath, stool taken on most of the body by gravity, leg load reduction, therefore less physical exertion, especially for some elderly people, sitting on a bench a bath, body weight, and not easily fall. In addition, the toilet floor wet, it would be laying slip-proof rubber mat. Prescription four: morning exercises little Moss shibanluthe weather, go out the morning to take care of the elderly, slippery or uneven ground when to be cautious, go to the Park walk morning exercises should also pay attention to little Moss shibanlu. If going out alone, and please remember in his pocket and drop a family contact, so that when the accident occurred, can contact to their families. Prescription five: marking improving balance abilitystay is a very simple action, for the elderly, however, they can play the role of exercise balance. Complete marking when body weight by the limbs lower limbs on one side to another side, alternating gravity transfer exercises reciprocating, thus improving balance ability is very useful. In addition, the practice of taijiquan in China can help exercise balance ability in the elderly. Prescription six: let the doctor do not produce as much as possible drug for Vertigoeasily falls in the elderly, in addition to the pavement, and other factors, medication is also one of the reasons. Most of them will have a chronic disease of the elderly will often take some drugs, some of which drugs will make them dizzy or sleepy, so try to let the doctor does not have a sense of Dizzy's drug, you can reduce the chance of falling. May result in falling drug hypotensive, sedative-hypnotic, oral hypoglycemic drugs, anti-arrhythmia medicine and so on, it is recommended that older persons and their families take time and carefully read the notes of medication, side effects. Special note: 1. many misconception that falls in the elderly as long as they can after sitting, walking would not have to seek medical treatment, in fact, this is a very dangerous idea. After the fall of the elderly, regardless of whether their sitting, walking, is to go to the hospital in a timely manner took x-rays to check. 2. home ground skid resistant materials should be adopted as far as possible, keep the surface dry, stagnant water, grease and food dropped on the ground early. 3. Paste the home it is best not to use carpet or carpet on the floor, drag on the floor should also be away too long of a wire or phone lines, so as not to trip over.

See the family health report of March 29, 2011 edition of the original "health care"