It takes a community to prevent a fall

职务名称：预防跌倒需要一个社区目标：开发一个基于社区的、易于使用的自我转诊工具，以识别社区中有跌倒和/或骨折风险的个人。愿景：对于每个社区主办自助服务筛选亭位于全科医生手术，药房，图书馆等老年人，或他们的朋友或家人，将回答从先前验证的问卷中提取的一系列问题，并被分类为跌倒或骨折的低、中或高风险。所有使用者，不论其所属类别，均会获提供一套资源，内容包括保持平衡及骨骼强度的资料及活动。被确定为中度至高度跌倒风险的人士，将获邀接受全面的跌倒及骨折预防健康检查。该评估将由受过培训的跌倒预防专家进行。这将包括肌肉力量和平衡评估，骨折风险评估，眼睛，耳朵和脚评估。在评估之后，将就如何降低跌倒和骨折风险提出具体建议。在适当的情况下，将提供干预措施，以帮助防止未来的跌倒和骨折。这可能包括邀请我们的力量和平衡类和/或推荐给配镜师，听力学家，药剂师或足科医生。如有需要，我们会与卫生服务部门联络，以便转介到专科服务，例如家居危险评估或当地日间医院的预防跌倒诊所或同等机构。

Title: It takes a community to prevent a fallAim: To develop a community based, easily accessible self- referral tool to identify individuals in the community who are at risk of a fall and/or a fracture.Vision: For each community to host self-service screening kiosks located with GP surgeries, pharmacies, libraries etc. Older adults, or their friends or family, would answer a series of questions taken from a previously validated questionnaire and be classified as Low, Moderate or High risk of a fall or fracture. All users irrespective or classification will be offered a resource package containing information and activities to maintain good balance and bone strength.Individuals identified as moderate to high risk of a fall, will be invited to a full fall and fracture prevention health check. This assessment will by a trained fall prevention specialist. This will include muscles strength and balance assessments, bone fracture risk assessment, eyes, ears and feet assessment. Following this assessment, specific recommendations will be made as to how to lower fall and fracture risk. Where appropriate, interventions will be offered to help to prevent a future fall and fracture. This may include an invitation to our strength and balance class and/or referral to an optician, audiologist, pharmacist or podiatrist. Where necessary, we will liaise with the health service for referral to specialist services such as home hazard assessment or the fall prevention clinic at the local day hospital or equivalent.