Research Article
Slow Down and Concentrate: Time for a Paradigm Shift in Fall Prevention among People with Parkinson’s Disease?
Table 4
Immediate consequences of falls beyond home (
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| | | | All | Group | | | | Single | Repeat | Very frequent |
| | Falls () | | 249 | 19 | 152 | 78 |
| | Injury | Minor injuries | 45 (18%) | 5 (26%) | 32 (21%) | 8 (10%) | | Head or facial injury | 19 (8%) | 2 (11%) | 16 (11%) | 1 (1%) | | No injury* | 16 (6%) | 2 (11%) | 8 (5%) | 6 (8%) | | Shaken or embarrassed | 12 (5%) | 0 | 12 (8%) | 0 | | Fracture/dislocation | 8 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 6 (4%) | 1 (1%) | | Total | 100 (40%) | 10 (53%) | 74 (49%) | 16 (21%) |
| | Recovery | Stood alone | 75 (30%) | 7 (37%) | 40 (26%) | 28 (36%) | | Stood with known help | 49 (20%) | 1 (5%) | 30 (20%) | 18 (23%) | | Stood with stranger’s help | 49 (20%) | 5 (26%) | 27 (18%) | 17 (22%) | | Total | 173 (69%) | 13 (68%) | 97 (64%) | 63 (81%) |
| | Input | Paramedics attended | 15 (6%) | 1 (5%) | 9 (6%) | 5 (6%) | | Attended A and E | 16 (6%) | 2 (11%) | 13 (9%) | 1 (1%) | | Seen by doctor or nurse | 7 (3%) | 0 | 7 (5%) | 0 | | Admitted to hospital | 2 (1%) | 0 | 2 (1%) | 0 | | Total | 40 (16%) | 3 (16%) | 31 (20%) | 6 (8%) |
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