NURSING 1F03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chronic Respiratory Disease, Femur Neck, Osteoarthritis

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N1f03 weekly required readings fall 2015 part 3: public health agency of canada (2014) seniors falls in canada (2nd report). Injury is a leading cause of hospitalization for children, young adults and seniors and a major cause of disability and death in canada. In 2004, the total economic burden of injury in canada was estimated at . 8 billion. Personal and economic costs can be avoided through injury prevention activities. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among canadian seniors. Estimated 20%-30% of seniors fall each year. Healthy aging indicate 20% of seniors living in the community reported a fall, with a higher prevalence among seniors over 80 years. Research suggests falls cause 95% of all hip fractures, leading to death in 20% of cases. Research shows over 1/3 of seniors hospitalized for a fall are discharged to long-term care (almost double the proportion who were living in that kind of care when they fell. )

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