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Search Topics We found about 26 results for Preventing Falls Preventing Falls in the Hospital Preventing Falls in the Hospital Find out why you're at risk for falling in the hospital and how to prevent a fall. Preventing Falls: The Four Fall Stoppers Learn what causes most falls and what you can do to stay safe. Preventing Falls in Older Adults Learn how to prevent falls by taking care of yourself, preparing your home, and following a few safety tips. Preventing Falls: Get an Eye Exam Learn how getting an eye exam may help you stay safe and independent. Preventing Falls: Leg Lifts Learn how to do a simple exercise to strengthen your core and prevent falls. Preventing Falls: Make Your Home Safe Learn how to fix some common tripping hazards around your home. Preventing Falls: Two Good Exercises Learn how to do two exercises to improve your strength and balance. Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance Provides a brief overview and step-by-step instructions for doing exercises to help prevent falls. Includes warm-up, strength-building, and balance-building exercises. Child Safety: PreventingFalls Preventing Falls in Older Adults Tips to help prevent falls and injuries for older adults and people who have had a stroke or have multiple sclerosis or osteoporosis. Covers taking care of your health and making changes in your home. Covers preventingfalls in the bathroom and outdoors. Preventing Falls: Medicine Safety Learn how some medicines can make you dizzy or drowsy and how you can stay safe. Preventing Falls: Use a Home Safety Checklist Learn to spot hazards in your home by using a home safety checklist. Preventing Falls in Older Adults Who Take High-Risk Medicines Checklist for PreventingFalls at Home How to Help Your Child Prevent a Fall in the Hospital You're part of the team that keeps your child safe in the hospital. Here's how to prevent a fall. Aging Well: Making Your Home Fall-Proof Covers making your home fall-proof to prevent injuries. Looks at common hazards like clutter and throw rugs. Discusses simple changes you can make in your home and the way you do some activities to reduce risk of falling. How to Get Up Safely After a Fall Getting Up Safely After a Fall Learn how to safely get up after a fall and what to do if you need to call for help. Vision Problems: Making Your Home Safer Learn how to use lighting and contrast to make your home safer. Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home Caregiving: Making a Home Safe Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment Explains hair loss from chemotherapy or radiation. Covers how long hair loss lasts and how to care for your scalp and hair. Explains how cooling caps may help prevent hair loss in some types of treatment. Osteoporosis Covers causes and symptoms of osteoporosis in women. Looks at treatment with medicine. Includes steps to slow bone loss with exercise, eating healthy foods, and quitting smoking. Covers protecting yourself from falling to prevent broken bones. Quick Tips: Staying Active in Cold Weather Covers ways to be active in fall and winter weather. Offers tips for indoor activities like mall walking or joining a gym. Also covers outdoor exercise options like raking leaves and shoveling snow. Provides tips on how to be safe. Checklist for the Home for Vertigo Results 1-26 of 26
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