Questions

• What are the Causes of Falls ?
• Summary of Falls causes and effects
• What 3 fractures are commonly broken with falls ?
• What drugs increase the risk of falls in elderly ?
• What are the physiological changed in elderly which increase risk to falling ?
• What happens to baroreceptor function when you age ?
• What are Risks associated from falls ?
• What is SSS ?
• What is Vertebro-Basilar Ischaemia and Drop Attacks ?
• What is Postural Hypotension ?
• What is Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity (CSH) ?
• What is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ?
• What is Stoke-Adam Attack and how does its fall present ?
• How is a fallen patient assessed ?
• How is a fallen patient managed ?
• What 3 Medication is given for bone protection ?
• What is the Berg Balancing Scale ?