Falls and Fracture Prevention
This module aims to provide you with standard principles and best practice guidelines in relation to falls and fracture prevention, including definitions of falls, prevention, and management of falls.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Define the term 'fall'
- Discuss the epidemiology and prevalence of falls within the United Kingdom (UK)
- Explain the importance of effective and evidence-based falls management and prevention
- Recall and list the risk factors for falling
- Understand the importance of completing an assessment on a service user who has fallen
- Recognise the consequences of falls for the service user and organisation
- Discuss falls prevention strategies and appreciate how these strategies apply to everyday clinical practice
- Explain ways in which those who have fallen may be treated
- Understand the requirements for record keeping, and the general process of reporting a fall on an incident management system to enable risk of repeat
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Define the term 'fall'
- Discuss the epidemiology and prevalence of falls within the United Kingdom (UK)
- Explain the importance of effective and evidence-based falls management and prevention
- Recall and list the risk factors for falling
- Understand the importance of completing an assessment on a service user who has fallen
- Recognise the consequences of falls for the service user and organisation
- Discuss falls prevention strategies and appreciate how these strategies apply to everyday clinical practice
- Explain ways in which those who have fallen may be treated
- Understand the requirements for record keeping, and the general process of reporting a fall on an incident management system to enable risk of repeat
Modules
- Introduction: What Are Falls and Who is at Risk?
- Causes of Falls
- Assessing a Patient After They Have Fallen
- Consequences of Falls
- Falls Prevention Strategies
- Providing Care for People Who Have Had a Fall
- Falls Documentation
- Reporting a Fall
- Summary
- References
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Frequently Asked Questions
A fall is an unexpected event where a person comes to rest on the floor or another lower level. Understanding falls helps care workers identify risks and support effective falls prevention.
Falls risk factors include poor balance, muscle weakness, medication, impaired vision, mobility difficulties, environmental hazards and previous falls. Identifying these supports falls risk assessment.
A falls assessment helps identify injuries, underlying causes and ongoing risks after a fall. It supports appropriate treatment, care planning and measures to prevent further falls.
Falls and fracture prevention can include strength and balance exercises, medication review, suitable footwear, vision checks, mobility support and reducing environmental hazards.
After a fall incident, care workers should document relevant observations, injuries, actions taken and notifications according to organisational policy. Accurate records support safe care and repeat-fall prevention.