TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haslam,Roger
AU  - Stubbs,David
TI  - Understanding and preventing falls
SN  - 0415256364
AV  - RC952.5 .U535 2006
U1  - 613.6 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Falls (Accidents)
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Falls (Accidents) in old age
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction; Roger Haslam and David Stubbs --; 2; Walking on the level : footwear and the walking surface; Raoul Gronqvist --; 3; Steps and stairs; Mike Roys --; 4; Role of vision in falls; Peter Howarth --; 5; Ageing and falls; Stephen Lord, Catherine Sherrington and Hylton Menz --; 6; Epidemiological approaches to investigating causes of occupational falls; Tim Bentley and Roger Haslam --; 7; Investigation of individual fall incidents; Paul Lebane and David Stubbs --; 8; The assessment and prevention of pedestrian slip accidents; Steve Thorpe, Paul Lemon and Stephen Taylor --; 9; Occupational falls outdoors : understanding and preventing falls in the New Zealand logging industry; Tim Bentley, Richard Parker and Liz Ashby --; 10; Falls during entry/egress from vehicles; Fadi Fathallah --; 11; Behaviour and the safety of older people on stairs; Roger Haslam, Denise Hill, Joanne Sloane, Peter Howarth and Katherine Brooke Wavell --; 12; Preventing falls; Roger Haslam and David Stubbs
N2  - "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
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