Understanding and preventing falls / 
edited by Roger Haslam, David Stubbs. 
 - xii, 253 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction /  Walking on the level : footwear and the walking surface /  Steps and stairs /  Role of vision in falls /  Ageing and falls /  Epidemiological approaches to investigating causes of occupational falls /  Investigation of individual fall incidents /  The assessment and prevention of pedestrian slip accidents /  Occupational falls outdoors : understanding and preventing falls in the New Zealand logging industry /  Falls during entry/egress from vehicles /  Behaviour and the safety of older people on stairs /  Preventing falls /  Roger Haslam and David Stubbs --  Raoul Gronqvist --  Mike Roys --  Peter Howarth --  Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington and Hylton Menz --  Tim Bentley and Roger Haslam --  Paul Lebane and David Stubbs --  Steve Thorpe, Paul Lemon and Stephen Taylor --  Tim Bentley, Richard Parker and Liz Ashby --  Fadi Fathallah --  Roger Haslam, Denise Hill, Joanne Sloane, Peter Howarth and Katherine Brooke Wavell --  Roger Haslam and David Stubbs.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12. 
<br/><br/> "Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls. Drawing on the latest research, the authors outline the combination of environmental factors that commonly lead to falls and explore how to prevent them. The case is made for a multifaceted approach to falls prevention, taking account of the complex interplay that exists between individuals and the environment."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415256364 9780415256360 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005050528 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Falls (Accidents)--Prevention<br/>Falls (Accidents) in old age--Prevention
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC952.5  / .U535 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613.6